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Repository: LinyangLee/BERT-Attack
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├── batch_run.py
├── bertattack.py
├── cmd.txt
├── data_defense/
│ └── imdb_1k.tsv
└── readme.md

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FILE: batch_run.py
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# @Time : 2019/12/23 10:02 上午
# @Author : Linyang Li
# @Email : linyangli19@fudan.edu.cn
# @File : batch_run

import threading
from threading import BoundedSemaphore, Lock
import os
import argparse
import sys

# cat cmd | python batch_run.py --gpus 0,1,2,3,0
'''python batch_run.py --gpus 0,0,1,1'''

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="get args")
parser.add_argument('--gpus', action='store', dest='gpus', required=True)
args = parser.parse_args()

gpu_ids = [int(o) for o in args.gpus.split(',')]

sema = BoundedSemaphore(len(gpu_ids))
lst_lock = Lock()

class myThread(threading.Thread):
def __init__(self, command):
threading.Thread.__init__(self)
self.command = command

def run(self):
sema.acquire()

lst_lock.acquire()
id_gpu = gpu_ids.pop()
lst_lock.release()

runCommand(self.command, id_gpu)

lst_lock.acquire()
gpu_ids.append(id_gpu)
lst_lock.release()

sema.release()

def runCommand(command, id_gpu):
cmd = 'CUDA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=%d ' % (id_gpu) + command
return os.system(cmd)

collect_thread = []

for line in sys.stdin:
cmd = line.strip()
thread = myThread(cmd)
thread.start()
collect_thread.append(thread)

for td in collect_thread:
td.join()

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FILE: bertattack.py
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# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# @Time : 2020/6/10
# @Author : Linyang Li
# @Email : linyangli19@fudan.edu.cn
# @File : attack.py

import warnings
import os

import torch
import torch.nn as nn
import json
from torch.utils.data import DataLoader, SequentialSampler, TensorDataset
from transformers import BertConfig, BertTokenizer
from transformers import BertForSequenceClassification, BertForMaskedLM
import copy
import argparse
import numpy as np

os.environ['TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL'] = '3'
warnings.simplefilter(action='ignore', category=FutureWarning)

filter_words = ['a', 'about', 'above', 'across', 'after', 'afterwards', 'again', 'against', 'ain', 'all', 'almost',
'alone', 'along', 'already', 'also', 'although', 'am', 'among', 'amongst', 'an', 'and', 'another',
'any', 'anyhow', 'anyone', 'anything', 'anyway', 'anywhere', 'are', 'aren', "aren't", 'around', 'as',
'at', 'back', 'been', 'before', 'beforehand', 'behind', 'being', 'below', 'beside', 'besides',
'between', 'beyond', 'both', 'but', 'by', 'can', 'cannot', 'could', 'couldn', "couldn't", 'd', 'didn',
"didn't", 'doesn', "doesn't", 'don', "don't", 'down', 'due', 'during', 'either', 'else', 'elsewhere',
'empty', 'enough', 'even', 'ever', 'everyone', 'everything', 'everywhere', 'except', 'first', 'for',
'former', 'formerly', 'from', 'hadn', "hadn't", 'hasn', "hasn't", 'haven', "haven't", 'he', 'hence',
'her', 'here', 'hereafter', 'hereby', 'herein', 'hereupon', 'hers', 'herself', 'him', 'himself', 'his',
'how', 'however', 'hundred', 'i', 'if', 'in', 'indeed', 'into', 'is', 'isn', "isn't", 'it', "it's",
'its', 'itself', 'just', 'latter', 'latterly', 'least', 'll', 'may', 'me', 'meanwhile', 'mightn',
"mightn't", 'mine', 'more', 'moreover', 'most', 'mostly', 'must', 'mustn', "mustn't", 'my', 'myself',
'namely', 'needn', "needn't", 'neither', 'never', 'nevertheless', 'next', 'no', 'nobody', 'none',
'noone', 'nor', 'not', 'nothing', 'now', 'nowhere', 'o', 'of', 'off', 'on', 'once', 'one', 'only',
'onto', 'or', 'other', 'others', 'otherwise', 'our', 'ours', 'ourselves', 'out', 'over', 'per',
'please', 's', 'same', 'shan', "shan't", 'she', "she's", "should've", 'shouldn', "shouldn't", 'somehow',
'something', 'sometime', 'somewhere', 'such', 't', 'than', 'that', "that'll", 'the', 'their', 'theirs',
'them', 'themselves', 'then', 'thence', 'there', 'thereafter', 'thereby', 'therefore', 'therein',
'thereupon', 'these', 'they', 'this', 'those', 'through', 'throughout', 'thru', 'thus', 'to', 'too',
'toward', 'towards', 'under', 'unless', 'until', 'up', 'upon', 'used', 've', 'was', 'wasn', "wasn't",
'we', 'were', 'weren', "weren't", 'what', 'whatever', 'when', 'whence', 'whenever', 'where',
'whereafter', 'whereas', 'whereby', 'wherein', 'whereupon', 'wherever', 'whether', 'which', 'while',
'whither', 'who', 'whoever', 'whole', 'whom', 'whose', 'why', 'with', 'within', 'without', 'won',
"won't", 'would', 'wouldn', "wouldn't", 'y', 'yet', 'you', "you'd", "you'll", "you're", "you've",
'your', 'yours', 'yourself', 'yourselves']
filter_words = set(filter_words)

def get_sim_embed(embed_path, sim_path):
id2word = {}
word2id = {}

with open(embed_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as ifile:
for line in ifile:
word = line.split()[0]
if word not in id2word:
id2word[len(id2word)] = word
word2id[word] = len(id2word) - 1

cos_sim = np.load(sim_path)
return cos_sim, word2id, id2word

def get_data_cls(data_path):
lines = open(data_path, 'r', encoding='utf-8').readlines()[1:]
features = []
for i, line in enumerate(lines):
split = line.strip('\n').split('\t')
label = int(split[-1])
seq = split[0]

features.append([seq, label])
return features

class Feature(object):
def __init__(self, seq_a, label):
self.label = label
self.seq = seq_a
self.final_adverse = seq_a
self.query = 0
self.change = 0
self.success = 0
self.sim = 0.0
self.changes = []

def _tokenize(seq, tokenizer):
seq = seq.replace('\n', '').lower()
words = seq.split(' ')

sub_words = []
keys = []
index = 0
for word in words:
sub = tokenizer.tokenize(word)
sub_words += sub
keys.append([index, index + len(sub)])
index += len(sub)

return words, sub_words, keys

def _get_masked(words):
len_text = len(words)
masked_words = []
for i in range(len_text - 1):
masked_words.append(words[0:i] + ['[UNK]'] + words[i + 1:])
# list of words
return masked_words

def get_important_scores(words, tgt_model, orig_prob, orig_label, orig_probs, tokenizer, batch_size, max_length):
masked_words = _get_masked(words)
texts = [' '.join(words) for words in masked_words] # list of text of masked words
all_input_ids = []
all_masks = []
all_segs = []
for text in texts:
inputs = tokenizer.encode_plus(text, None, add_special_tokens=True, max_length=max_length, )
input_ids, token_type_ids = inputs["input_ids"], inputs["token_type_ids"]
attention_mask = [1] * len(input_ids)
padding_length = max_length - len(input_ids)
input_ids = input_ids + (padding_length * [0])
token_type_ids = token_type_ids + (padding_length * [0])
attention_mask = attention_mask + (padding_length * [0])
all_input_ids.append(input_ids)
all_masks.append(attention_mask)
all_segs.append(token_type_ids)
seqs = torch.tensor(all_input_ids, dtype=torch.long)
masks = torch.tensor(all_masks, dtype=torch.long)
segs = torch.tensor(all_segs, dtype=torch.long)
seqs = seqs.to('cuda')

eval_data = TensorDataset(seqs)
# Run prediction for full data
eval_sampler = SequentialSampler(eval_data)
eval_dataloader = DataLoader(eval_data, sampler=eval_sampler, batch_size=batch_size)
leave_1_probs = []
for batch in eval_dataloader:
masked_input, = batch
bs = masked_input.size(0)

leave_1_prob_batch = tgt_model(masked_input)[0] # B num-label
leave_1_probs.append(leave_1_prob_batch)
leave_1_probs = torch.cat(leave_1_probs, dim=0) # words, num-label
leave_1_probs = torch.softmax(leave_1_probs, -1) #
leave_1_probs_argmax = torch.argmax(leave_1_probs, dim=-1)
import_scores = (orig_prob
- leave_1_probs[:, orig_label]
+
(leave_1_probs_argmax != orig_label).float()
* (leave_1_probs.max(dim=-1)[0] - torch.index_select(orig_probs, 0, leave_1_probs_argmax))
).data.cpu().numpy()

return import_scores

def get_substitues(substitutes, tokenizer, mlm_model, use_bpe, substitutes_score=None, threshold=3.0):
# substitues L,k
# from this matrix to recover a word
words = []
sub_len, k = substitutes.size() # sub-len, k

if sub_len == 0:
return words

elif sub_len == 1:
for (i,j) in zip(substitutes[0], substitutes_score[0]):
if threshold != 0 and j < threshold:
break
words.append(tokenizer._convert_id_to_token(int(i)))
else:
if use_bpe == 1:
words = get_bpe_substitues(substitutes, tokenizer, mlm_model)
else:
return words
#
# print(words)
return words

def get_bpe_substitues(substitutes, tokenizer, mlm_model):
# substitutes L, k

substitutes = substitutes[0:12, 0:4] # maximum BPE candidates

# find all possible candidates

all_substitutes = []
for i in range(substitutes.size(0)):
if len(all_substitutes) == 0:
lev_i = substitutes[i]
all_substitutes = [[int(c)] for c in lev_i]
else:
lev_i = []
for all_sub in all_substitutes:
for j in substitutes[i]:
lev_i.append(all_sub + [int(j)])
all_substitutes = lev_i

# all substitutes list of list of token-id (all candidates)
c_loss = nn.CrossEntropyLoss(reduction='none')
word_list = []
# all_substitutes = all_substitutes[:24]
all_substitutes = torch.tensor(all_substitutes) # [ N, L ]
all_substitutes = all_substitutes[:24].to('cuda')
# print(substitutes.size(), all_substitutes.size())
N, L = all_substitutes.size()
word_predictions = mlm_model(all_substitutes)[0] # N L vocab-size
ppl = c_loss(word_predictions.view(N*L, -1), all_substitutes.view(-1)) # [ N*L ]
ppl = torch.exp(torch.mean(ppl.view(N, L), dim=-1)) # N
_, word_list = torch.sort(ppl)
word_list = [all_substitutes[i] for i in word_list]
final_words = []
for word in word_list:
tokens = [tokenizer._convert_id_to_token(int(i)) for i in word]
text = tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_string(tokens)
final_words.append(text)
return final_words

def attack(feature, tgt_model, mlm_model, tokenizer, k, batch_size, max_length=512, cos_mat=None, w2i={}, i2w={}, use_bpe=1, threshold_pred_score=0.3):
# MLM-process
words, sub_words, keys = _tokenize(feature.seq, tokenizer)

# original label
inputs = tokenizer.encode_plus(feature.seq, None, add_special_tokens=True, max_length=max_length, )
input_ids, token_type_ids = torch.tensor(inputs["input_ids"]), torch.tensor(inputs["token_type_ids"])
attention_mask = torch.tensor([1] * len(input_ids))
seq_len = input_ids.size(0)
orig_probs = tgt_model(input_ids.unsqueeze(0).to('cuda'),
attention_mask.unsqueeze(0).to('cuda'),
token_type_ids.unsqueeze(0).to('cuda')
)[0].squeeze()
orig_probs = torch.softmax(orig_probs, -1)
orig_label = torch.argmax(orig_probs)
current_prob = orig_probs.max()

if orig_label != feature.label:
feature.success = 3
return feature

sub_words = ['[CLS]'] + sub_words[:max_length - 2] + ['[SEP]']
input_ids_ = torch.tensor([tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_ids(sub_words)])
word_predictions = mlm_model(input_ids_.to('cuda'))[0].squeeze() # seq-len(sub) vocab
word_pred_scores_all, word_predictions = torch.topk(word_predictions, k, -1) # seq-len k

word_predictions = word_predictions[1:len(sub_words) + 1, :]
word_pred_scores_all = word_pred_scores_all[1:len(sub_words) + 1, :]

important_scores = get_important_scores(words, tgt_model, current_prob, orig_label, orig_probs,
tokenizer, batch_size, max_length)
feature.query += int(len(words))
list_of_index = sorted(enumerate(important_scores), key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)
# print(list_of_index)
final_words = copy.deepcopy(words)

for top_index in list_of_index:
if feature.change > int(0.4 * (len(words))):
feature.success = 1 # exceed
return feature

tgt_word = words[top_index[0]]
if tgt_word in filter_words:
continue
if keys[top_index[0]][0] > max_length - 2:
continue

substitutes = word_predictions[keys[top_index[0]][0]:keys[top_index[0]][1]] # L, k
word_pred_scores = word_pred_scores_all[keys[top_index[0]][0]:keys[top_index[0]][1]]

substitutes = get_substitues(substitutes, tokenizer, mlm_model, use_bpe, word_pred_scores, threshold_pred_score)

most_gap = 0.0
candidate = None

for substitute_ in substitutes:
substitute = substitute_

if substitute == tgt_word:
continue # filter out original word
if '##' in substitute:
continue # filter out sub-word

if substitute in filter_words:
continue
if substitute in w2i and tgt_word in w2i:
if cos_mat[w2i[substitute]][w2i[tgt_word]] < 0.4:
continue
temp_replace = final_words
temp_replace[top_index[0]] = substitute
temp_text = tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_string(temp_replace)
inputs = tokenizer.encode_plus(temp_text, None, add_special_tokens=True, max_length=max_length, )
input_ids = torch.tensor(inputs["input_ids"]).unsqueeze(0).to('cuda')
seq_len = input_ids.size(1)
temp_prob = tgt_model(input_ids)[0].squeeze()
feature.query += 1
temp_prob = torch.softmax(temp_prob, -1)
temp_label = torch.argmax(temp_prob)

if temp_label != orig_label:
feature.change += 1
final_words[top_index[0]] = substitute
feature.changes.append([keys[top_index[0]][0], substitute, tgt_word])
feature.final_adverse = temp_text
feature.success = 4
return feature
else:

label_prob = temp_prob[orig_label]
gap = current_prob - label_prob
if gap > most_gap:
most_gap = gap
candidate = substitute

if most_gap > 0:
feature.change += 1
feature.changes.append([keys[top_index[0]][0], candidate, tgt_word])
current_prob = current_prob - most_gap
final_words[top_index[0]] = candidate

feature.final_adverse = (tokenizer.convert_tokens_to_string(final_words))
feature.success = 2
return feature

def evaluate(features):
do_use = 0
use = None
sim_thres = 0
# evaluate with USE

if do_use == 1:
cache_path = ''
import tensorflow as tf
import tensorflow_hub as hub

class USE(object):
def __init__(self, cache_path):
super(USE, self).__init__()

self.embed = hub.Module(cache_path)
config = tf.ConfigProto()
config.gpu_options.allow_growth = True
self.sess = tf.Session()
self.build_graph()
self.sess.run([tf.global_variables_initializer(), tf.tables_initializer()])

def build_graph(self):
self.sts_input1 = tf.placeholder(tf.string, shape=(None))
self.sts_input2 = tf.placeholder(tf.string, shape=(None))

sts_encode1 = tf.nn.l2_normalize(self.embed(self.sts_input1), axis=1)
sts_encode2 = tf.nn.l2_normalize(self.embed(self.sts_input2), axis=1)
self.cosine_similarities = tf.reduce_sum(tf.multiply(sts_encode1, sts_encode2), axis=1)
clip_cosine_similarities = tf.clip_by_value(self.cosine_similarities, -1.0, 1.0)
self.sim_scores = 1.0 - tf.acos(clip_cosine_similarities)

def semantic_sim(self, sents1, sents2):
sents1 = [s.lower() for s in sents1]
sents2 = [s.lower() for s in sents2]
scores = self.sess.run(
[self.sim_scores],
feed_dict={
self.sts_input1: sents1,
self.sts_input2: sents2,
})
return scores[0]

use = USE(cache_path)

acc = 0
origin_success = 0
total = 0
total_q = 0
total_change = 0
total_word = 0
for feat in features:
if feat.success > 2:

if do_use == 1:
sim = float(use.semantic_sim([feat.seq], [feat.final_adverse]))
if sim < sim_thres:
continue

acc += 1
total_q += feat.query
total_change += feat.change
total_word += len(feat.seq.split(' '))

if feat.success == 3:
origin_success += 1

total += 1

suc = float(acc / total)

query = float(total_q / acc)
change_rate = float(total_change / total_word)

origin_acc = 1 - origin_success / total
after_atk = 1 - suc

print('acc/aft-atk-acc {:.6f}/ {:.6f}, query-num {:.4f}, change-rate {:.4f}'.format(origin_acc, after_atk, query, change_rate))

def dump_features(features, output):
outputs = []

for feature in features:
outputs.append({'label': feature.label,
'success': feature.success,
'change': feature.change,
'num_word': len(feature.seq.split(' ')),
'query': feature.query,
'changes': feature.changes,
'seq_a': feature.seq,
'adv': feature.final_adverse,
})
output_json = output
json.dump(outputs, open(output_json, 'w'), indent=2)

print('finished dump')

def run_attack():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument("--data_path", type=str, help="./data/xxx")
parser.add_argument("--mlm_path", type=str, help="xxx mlm")
parser.add_argument("--tgt_path", type=str, help="xxx classifier")

parser.add_argument("--output_dir", type=str, help="train file")
parser.add_argument("--use_sim_mat", type=int, help='whether use cosine_similarity to filter out atonyms')
parser.add_argument("--start", type=int, help="start step, for multi-thread process")
parser.add_argument("--end", type=int, help="end step, for multi-thread process")
parser.add_argument("--num_label", type=int, )
parser.add_argument("--use_bpe", type=int, )
parser.add_argument("--k", type=int, )
parser.add_argument("--threshold_pred_score", type=float, )

args = parser.parse_args()
data_path = str(args.data_path)
mlm_path = str(args.mlm_path)
tgt_path = str(args.tgt_path)
output_dir = str(args.output_dir)
num_label = args.num_label
use_bpe = args.use_bpe
k = args.k
start = args.start
end = args.end
threshold_pred_score = args.threshold_pred_score

print('start process')

tokenizer_mlm = BertTokenizer.from_pretrained(mlm_path, do_lower_case=True)
tokenizer_tgt = BertTokenizer.from_pretrained(tgt_path, do_lower_case=True)

config_atk = BertConfig.from_pretrained(mlm_path)
mlm_model = BertForMaskedLM.from_pretrained(mlm_path, config=config_atk)
mlm_model.to('cuda')

config_tgt = BertConfig.from_pretrained(tgt_path, num_labels=num_label)
tgt_model = BertForSequenceClassification.from_pretrained(tgt_path, config=config_tgt)
tgt_model.to('cuda')
features = get_data_cls(data_path)
print('loading sim-embed')

if args.use_sim_mat == 1:
cos_mat, w2i, i2w = get_sim_embed('data_defense/counter-fitted-vectors.txt', 'data_defense/cos_sim_counter_fitting.npy')
else:
cos_mat, w2i, i2w = None, {}, {}

print('finish get-sim-embed')
features_output = []

with torch.no_grad():
for index, feature in enumerate(features[start:end]):
seq_a, label = feature
feat = Feature(seq_a, label)
print('\r number {:d} '.format(index) + tgt_path, end='')
# print(feat.seq[:100], feat.label)
feat = attack(feat, tgt_model, mlm_model, tokenizer_tgt, k, batch_size=32, max_length=512,
cos_mat=cos_mat, w2i=w2i, i2w=i2w, use_bpe=use_bpe,threshold_pred_score=threshold_pred_score)

# print(feat.changes, feat.change, feat.query, feat.success)
if feat.success > 2:
print('success', end='')
else:
print('failed', end='')
features_output.append(feat)

evaluate(features_output)

dump_features(features_output, output_dir)

if __name__ == '__main__':
run_attack()

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FILE: cmd.txt
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python bertattack.py --data_path data_defense/imdb_1k.tsv --mlm_path bert-base-uncased --tgt_path models/imdbclassifier --use_sim_mat 1 --output_dir data_defense/imdb_logs_0.tsv --num_label 2 --use_bpe 1 --k 48 --start 0 --end 250 --threshold_pred_score 0
python bertattack.py --data_path data_defense/imdb_1k.tsv --mlm_path bert-base-uncased --tgt_path models/imdbclassifier --use_sim_mat 1 --output_dir data_defense/imdb_logs_1.tsv --num_label 2 --use_bpe 1 --k 48 --start 250 --end 500 --threshold_pred_score 0
python bertattack.py --data_path data_defense/imdb_1k.tsv --mlm_path bert-base-uncased --tgt_path models/imdbclassifier --use_sim_mat 1 --output_dir data_defense/imdb_logs_2.tsv --num_label 2 --use_bpe 1 --k 48 --start 500 --end 750 --threshold_pred_score 0
python bertattack.py --data_path data_defense/imdb_1k.tsv --mlm_path bert-base-uncased --tgt_path models/imdbclassifier --use_sim_mat 1 --output_dir data_defense/imdb_logs_3.tsv --num_label 2 --use_bpe 1 --k 48 --start 750 --end 1000 --threshold_pred_score 0

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FILE: data_defense/imdb_1k.tsv
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seriously , i do n't understand how justin long is becoming increasingly popular . he either has the best agent in hollywood , or recently sold his soul to satan . he is almost unbearable to watch on screen , he has little to no charisma , and terrible comedic timing . the only film that he has attempted to anchor that i 've remotely enjoyed was waiting ... and that is almost solely because i 've worked in a restaurant . but i digress . aside from it 's terrible lead , this film has loads of other debits . i understand that it 's supposed to be a cheap popcorn comedy , but that does n't mean that it has to completely insult our intelligence , and have writing so incredibly hackneyed that it borders on offensive . lewis black 's considerable talent is wasted here too , as he is at his most incendiary when he is unrestrained , which the pg-13 rating certainly wo n't allow . the film 's sole bright spot was jonah hill ( who will look almost unrecognizable to fans of the recent superbad due to the amount of weight he lost in the interim ) . his one liners were funny on occasion , but were certainly not enough to make this anywhere close to bearable . if you just want to completely turn your brain off ( or better yet , do n't have one ) then maybe you 'd enjoy this , but i ca n't recommend it at all . 0
when i voted my " 1 " for this film i noticed that 75 people voted the same out of 146 total votes . that means that half the people that voted for this film feel it 's truly terrible . i saw this not long ago at a film festival and i was really unimpressed by it 's poor execution . the cinematography is unwatchable , the sound is bad , the story is cut and pasted from many other movies , and the acting is dreadful . this movie is basically a poor rip - off of three other films . no wonder this was never released in the usa . 0
i first seen this movie in the early 80s and we used to have it on betamax . as we all know , betamax went the way of the 8-trak tape , sigh , it really had nice picture quality too . anyways , i 'm glad i found this movie again , i 've been searching for it for more than 10 years ! this movie falls into the category of movies like airplane : continuous jokes , oneliners , funny actions ( bodylanguage ) . mark blankfield is absolutely hilarious . his transformation from the shy dr. daniel jekyll into the sex - crazed partyanimal mr. hyde is unforgettable , complete with goldtooth , chesthair and goldchains . the part i loved best was when he hijacked the car from this poor guy and then drove to madam woo woo 's . totally psychedelic experience without the drugs ! if you need laugh therapy this is the movie to do it . when i first seen it , i had tears in my eyes and my belly was hurting from constantly laughing . this is a movie i could watch over and over again . i highly recommend it . 1
lame . lame . lame . ultralame . shall i go on ? there is one , i repeat * one * funny scene in this entire , drawn - out , anti - amusing amateur hour special of a film : fares fares ' fat father knocking someone over with his beer gut . that 's it . the rest of this shockingly mediocre pile of nothingness consists of the usual trademark bored - looking swedish " actors " delivering dialogue which goes into one ear and out of the other , a banal story , sloppy direction and , well , little else worth mentioning . nepotistically cast fares fares is as charismatic as a chartered accountant and his nose rivals even that of adrien brody in terms of sheer ridiculous hugeness . torkel petersson should only work with lasse spang olsen . the rest of the cast is , luckily , easily forgettable , whereas fares ' humongous , titanic nose will forever haunt me in my dreams. josef fares helps ruin swedish cinema . do n't support him and his nonsense . jalla jalla is to comedies what arnold schwarzenegger is to character acting , kopps would have been much more respectable if it had been a no - budget youtube video , and zozo was simply the most pretentious , pseudo - touching garbage ever unleashed by a swedish director . wake up and smell the roses : swedish movies can be so much better than this , so stop pretending fares ' flicks are worth watching simply because they 're " good to be swedish " . please . 0
nazarin is some kind of saint , he wants to live in life exactly how christ taught man to do . but it 's too late : now the catholic church is between the hands of a wealthy bourgeoisie , the bishops live in luxury and do n't give a damn about the poor and the sick . that 's why our hero ca n't follow the way his hierarchy asks him to follow . so he divests himself of everything , and on his way to purity , he 's joined by some kind of mary magdelene and a woman who 's attracted by him sexually ( the scene between this girl and her fiancé is telling).in spain ( it was the late fifties),they thought nazarin was a christian movie!knowing luis bunuel , it was downright incongruous : all his work is anticlerical to a fault . comparing nazarin and his " holy women " to jesus is a nonsense . on nazarin 's way , only brambles and couch grass grow . his attempt at helping working men on the road is a failure , he 's chased out as a strike - breaker . all his words amount to nothing . at the end of the journey , he 's arrested and offered a pineapple by a woman(bunuelian sexual symbol ) . thanks to " nazarin " , bunuel was allowed to return to spain ( where the censors had not got a clue ) and to direct " viridiana " . 1
straight up , i love this film . i love everything about it . it has a great soundtrack , it has a lot of recognizable faces and it is funny as hell . there are so many plots in this film and every one of them is funny in one way or another. where as spicolli lit up the screen two years back , drake is almost as memorable of a character . all he wants to do is have fun . he moves out of the house without his parent 's consent , he skips work whenever he feels like it , he is obsessed with sex , he loves his drugs and booze and he tries to be a good friend . it is his lacksidaisical attitude that makes him such a joy to watch . and he comes out with some great lines . and there are so many tiny observations that you do n't see coming but they make you laugh at the sheer velocity when it hits you . one particular moment is when tommy and bill are talking about bill 's ex girlfriend dating someone else now . at the end of the conversation , tommy takes his huge beer bottle and just throws it over his shoulder , casually . he then says good night and the scene ends . it is a perfect scene . tommy 's world is his own . he really lives to party and have fun . when the conversation is over , his time is over and he does n't care who he offends in the process . he has an innocence about him . " it 's casual " is his favourite saying. another such classic scene is reggie handing bill a donut . he says something to him that me and my friends will never forget because we rewound the film ten times and watched that part over and over again and hurt ourselves laughing . it has to be seen to be appreciated. wild life is a throw back to when teen comedies were funny , raunchy , had a good ear , entertained us and just wanted us to get lost in their world for 90 minutes . wild life does all those things perfectly . if this is a film that you have n't seen , give it a chance . it is a classic. also check out the army store guy that jim has problems with . he is a very familiar face now and it is his first role on the big screen . 1
waters 's contribution to the world of cinema has to be searched with a telescope , and then when / if something is found ( by sheer chance and lots of luck ) it has to be analyzed with a microscope. and after it has been analyzed it would get discarded into the lab 's " rubbish bin for totally useless things " . one single atom of that microscope is worth all of his movies combined. cb is etremely campy , and intentionally so . the usual jw stuff : comic - strip dialogue , simplistic plot , moronically cheerful characters , chewing - gum pop , overacting etc . waters knows that he is incabaple of making a movie of quality , so he hides behind the mask of the " intentionally cheesy film - maker " - which supposedly makes him a special kind of " anti - artist " . but in the world of cinema , being an anti - talent often gets mistaken for talent , which is exactly what waters had hoped for - and eventually got . it 's a con act . charlatans infest the world of cinema and modern pop art ; it 's a plague. perhaps we have john waters to blame for inspiring baz luhrman to make all those horrible , dumb turkeys . it 's like a virus : one waters creates five new bad directors , and then these five each create more , and so on . where will it end ? with " dancer in the dark " ? can that bomb actually be topped ? 0
this movie makes " glitter " look like " schindler 's list . " tarantino and the weinsteins really need to consider more carefully before putting their names on a product . green - lighting a p.o.s. like this , regardless of the friendships involved , is just bad business . larry bishop needs to be kept away from a movie camera at all costs . writer / director / producer / actor bishop shows that his skills are inadequate for any of those jobs . a vanity project gone south , " hell ride " allows usually good actors to chew the scenery ... at least when the camera is n't centered on bishop 's feeble attempts to steal every scene he 's in . ( which is virtually every scene ! ) my final three words on " hell ride " are stink , stank , stunk . 0
i really enjoyed this movie and i usually do n't like animated pictures . but i thought the cats were appealing and the story line was charming . there is a good song called " everybody wants to be a cat , " that is a lot of fun . it has some comic moments and is an interesting adventure . i think it helps to be an avid cat lover to enjoy this film . 1
again such kind of zero - budget digital - video cam trash . and again i fell into this trap cuz the title had " zombie " in it ( german title : zombie attack ! ) the story : on halloween some people visit the " museum of the dead " , it 's a trap , a crazy doctor wants to kill the people , everything connected to some aztec - cult . so they fight against some zombies in there. ultra cheap scenery : some corridors with black tape on it . a few dilettantish drawings and a few skulls as you can find them in every fun - shop . no actors , just low - grade models waking around with absolutely no idea what to do . no effects . laughable make - up , your local hobby - make - up - zombie - fan will do it better , some time it looked as if they had not enough money for enough colour , otherwise they just could not do it like this , man , they have to realize the looks of their " zombies " . some laughable martial - arts fights with the zombies , slow - motion . just , when the director wants to have it scary he uses some standard digital - video - cam effect where everything is flackering . unbelievable ! 0 out of 10 ! 0
it 's a simple fact that there are many of us from the 80 's generation who grew up loving those loopy john cusack comedies made by savage steve holland , and while i prefer there other more bizarre , out - there flick , better off dead , it 's hard for me to dislike one crazy summer , a movie i grew up loving wholeheartedly as a kid into my teens . ocs was a follow - up to better off dead , returning cusack and curtis armstrong from that film . cusack is hoops , following graduation pal joel murray(george)to nantucket for the summer to each some fun on the beach . hoops finds himself embroiled in a feud with a blonde , buff punk named teddy beckersted whose lecherous father has designs on bulldozing over homes of a neighborhood to build a giant condominium . one of the homes , needing it 's mortgage repaid belongs to demi moore(cassandra ) . there 's a sailboat race which might be their only hope of saving cassandra 's grandfather 's home( .. he had recently passed ) , but it has been won by teddy over the past many years , and hoops is deathly afraid of boats over water . but , with the help and motivation of newfound nantucket friends( .. such as bobcat goldwait and tom villard as auto - mechanic twin brothers ! ) , george , and budding love - interest cassandra , perhaps hoops can come to terms with his fears and win the race to save the neighborhood . armstrong has a supporting part as the son of a kooky , manic weapons salesman , general raymond( .. sctv 's joe flaherty in an inspired bit of casting ) , ack , who uses the training from his father to assist hoops and company in their goals to win the race . memorable scenes include bobcat getting stuck in a godzilla suit(!)running rampant across an entire model of aguilla beckersted(mark metcalf , barely recognizable as teddy 's rather unhinged pops ) 's condominium , hoops being chased by deranged cub scouts wishing to perform first aid , george a victim of toxic flatulence , bruce wagner 's nutty uncle frank 's increasing insanity every time he tries to better his chances to win 1 million dollars from a radio show , and the wonderful billie bird as george 's grandma who actually bills the group after a meal ! jeremy piven as(you guessed it)a brutish jerk who associates with teddy and causes trouble for hoops and his posse , the yummy kimberly foster as cookie( .. teddy 's girl who attempts to make - out with hoops while he attends a luncheon with his father ) , and the one - and - only william hickey as old man beckersted , who will not reward his son and grandson an inheritance if they lose the sail boat race . demi moore is cute , but this is cusack 's vehicle , though bobcat and villard steal most of the scenes their in . again , some delightful animation from holland are sprinkled throughout the movie(hoops is an artist , appropriately ) . if you like his movies , i highly recommend the underrated , how i got into college . 1
someone said that webs is a lot like an episode of sliders , and i have to agree . spoilers : i never liked the actors on sliders , and rarely have seen it except when nothing better was on . webs is the kind of movie to see if you have no other choices . read a book . webs has those kind of tv has - been actors that look like they are there as part of their probation or work release program . some low budget tv movies have actors that at least look enthusiastic . the actors in webs look like they were getting paid minimum wage and were working on a time - clock . they have that desperate , " the - paycheck - better - not - bounce " look . the queen spider looks great , except it is rarely seen , and there are no other spiders ( and no webs ) . the queen spider bites people , and they become spider zombies , which means that they try to keep their eyes wide open when they are attacking the humans . the humans are all fighting among themselves over a number of different reasons , and they are not sympathetic . after meeting all the " humans " i would have recommended charm school for the characters . all that webs made me feel was apathy . i was numb to the characters , and hoped for some interesting gore and special effects . the gore was minimal , and the special effects were reserved for the ugly spider queen , who looked good . if webs had a bunch of spider creatures eating humans , it would have been more entertaining . apparently they could only budget " spider - zombies . " webs is a sad entry into the field of spider oriented movies . it may qualify as the worst spider movie ever , because eight - legged freaks had great special effects . 0
i am a 58 year old man . on a rainy afternoon my wife suggested that we go see the women . after reading the reviews i thought it might lead to an afternoon nap . wrong- this movie held my interest from start to finish . it was great to finally see meg ryan looking super again . let 's face it meg looks much better with long hair . annette benning looked different to me in every scene she was in . candice bergen is showing her age as is carrie fisher . the daughter , molly , was exceptionally acted by young india . i was able to understand the dialog which is tough in many current films due to rapid speech . cloris leachman and the woman from finland were terrific as the housekeepers who extend their regular duties . the nyc scenes were nice to see . oh , and bette midler had a short role but as usual was terrific . so i gave this chick flick a 9 . guys- go see this even just for the eye candy like eva mendes . it wo n't disappoint . 1
i really hoped for the best with this one , but it just did n't happen . financed at a very non - dutch manner and still looking great , with a style and pace that 's very much like hollywood . what i do n't understand is how - with all these great benefits- the director , writer , producer still managed to make this film a completely horrible picture to watch . filled with bad jokes , cheap nudity and actors that just ca n't really talk [ act ] in the english language . kudo 's for pulling it off , but what was this guy thinking ! 0
in a world where humans can live forever you spend the entire movie wishing they would die . first off if you insist on watching this movie do two things first put it on mute , do n't worry you miss a plot , hell they do n't even talk for the first 70 min of an 87 min movie , after putting on mute you must now hit fast forward till the main chick dies do n't worry even if your paying attention you wo n't know why or how she died . once you get to the " good part " take it of mute . oh , how will you know the good part , wait for an elevator scene with two morons in space suits with wwii weapons . these weapons wo n't seem like much till you realize that the first protagonist had a laser tag pistol and a bandoleer of co2 cartridges . the only remnants of a plot take place between a glowing ball and a semi hot chick who looks like she was attacked by wolverine . after listening to the " plot " , you will wish they went back to not talking . of the four people that are in this movie none of them can remotely act , not even a little bit , you will have better luck witnessing acting at a kindergarten theater. to comment on the special on the special effects , let me just say " wow " , no really you will spend the entire movie saying to your self " where did this movie 's 1.8 million dollar budget go ! " seriously it will leave you in aw of the magnitude of ineptness . the best " sets " are basically windows wallpaper backgrounds . the ships are basically flying wrenches , wait some are barges that kinda look like whales . i have never heard so many made up words in my whole life . they have buttons on their wrist(large pedometers ) that can put them in " fight mode " and super runing mode ( makes them super blurry ) . this will seriously drain their power reserves but they find bits of wires to chew on to regain their strength . the explosions were less impressive than my fourth of july , i only had sparklers. so the plot as far as i can figure goes something like this " mother " is a space ship captain and goes to the desert for a while rides a rocket dies . then her daughter 6000 years in the future ( no i am not exaggerating ) recalls her mother 's memories through some sort of capsule . anyways they jabber on for another 10 min and then the cause a big bang . yes the same " big bang " that started our solar system . it 's explained how she goes back in time or something , it does not really matter it happened i guess . roll credits seriously the whole script was mercifully on one sheet of paper , unless that actually detailed any of the dreadfully fight scenes. after watching the credits i have now laughed more than i did the entire movie , the jobs the created like catering supervisor " galactius sarcophagus " and then the special thanks to george lucas was just the best. i really was n't expecting that much for a movie i paid 99 cents for but seriously some body owes me for this . most frequent comment heard after the movie " i want my life back " . you have to admire that some but put time and effort in to this movie but seriously , why ? 0
a remake of the 1916 silent film , based on the 1909 novel by maurice leblanc . the detective series would be made into numerous plays , films and tv series in the uk , the us , and france over the years . this 1932 version starred the smashing barrymore brothers john ( as the duke ) and lionel ( as detective guerchard ) . they would also star together in grand hotel , dinner at eight , and several others over the next couple years . sonia ( karen morley ) shows up in the duke 's bed during a party in this pre - hayes code film ; first the lights go out in the bedroom , then they go out in the main ballroom , then the search is on for the crook and the missing jewelry , as well as other missing valuables ... you can tell talkies had n't been around too long , as they still use caption cards several times . also watch for a new kind of safe that does n't need a combination . well - thought- out plot , no big holes , but no big surprises here either . not bad for an early talkie film . clever ending . 1
i must not have seen the same movie as the one the comments refer to here . first , i think they should have serialized ghost story if they were going to film it at all . the truncated version they come up with was awful . i felt the performances were mannered and so much was left out of the story that the performances of such masters as astaire , douglas , houseman , and fairbanks seemed hammy . alice krige was superb as eva , though . craig wasson is a good actor but he was only adequate as the protagonist . the decision to cast patricia neal and to truncate her role was not a good one . imagine what anne bancroft would have done with that character ! i blame the script , which was poor . the production values were dark and the pacing was slow . a disappointing , pedestrian effort. the book is one of the five greatest suspense / horror novels of the 20th century , imho . but the movie was disappointing , although a great introduction for krige . 0
i 'm very interested in the overwhelmingly positive reviews here . while it had some good features , for the most part i found this movie to be heavy handed , predictable , and , worst of all , not in the least bit scary . the first 30 minutes of the movie were promising , the actress did a nice job in her portrayal , and the world around her was well thought out and meaningful . unfortunately , from there , the movie entered into a downward spiral . i went into this movie with no clue as to what it would be about-- did n't know anything about the actors , directors , genre , etc . at a certain point , my wife made the comment " is this supposed to be a scary movie ? " . well i suppose so , as the boiler - plate " horror movie " score full of squeaking violins and extended vibrato could mean nothing else . there did n't seem to be a whole lot of originality in the movie , the romantic interest was painfully obvious from the first moment , and the second half of the movie descended deep into the realm of the ridiculous . a movie like this walks a dangerously narrow path , and unfortunately there comes a point where the viewer must decide whether to continue walking along that path , or to jump off and simply laugh at the ridiculousness of it all . for the final 30 minutes , i chose the latter . 0
i have to say this is one of the best movie i have seen so far for naruto . the action was a lot better then the first movie because it had a lot more fight scene and it came to u at a faster pace . it was amazing , the choreograph was excellent as well as most of the visual effects. the story line is something new to naruto . but it is basically the same as the first movie . in the series u see them fight against other ninjas , but in the movies ( 1 + 2 ) u see them fighting against machine of mass destruction . it is nice to see them fighting something other then ninja , and that it was great to see some other power other then chakra . and how other people from other land across the ocean fight . also sakura finally killed someone that is more stronger then her . ( she have truly become strong ) it was a lot better then the fillers on the series that i 'm watching now . when u watch this movie the fast action scene will surely make your heart pound . with new jutsus and garra in the movie , u know it is good . and the music was good as well , but i find it to be lacking something . but the ending theme song was a plus . ( dind dong dang ) i think was a really good song . i totally recommend it. all in all i give this movie a 10 , because i just love it . if u do decide to watch it , enjoy it . lol 1
i can honestly tell you that this movie is the most awesome movie ever ! ! ! if you are in the mood for a comedy , i totally recommend this movie ! so , here 's the summary . there is this girl(nikki ) who is fourteen and a half and she goes on a vacation with her father(andre ) whom she has n't seen for about two years . she expects the vacation to be totally boring , until she meets this boy(ben ) , who is much older than she is . so , to try to impress him she says that she is n't on vacation with her father , but her lover . this is a hysterical movie from beginning to end , and i highly suggest it . so rent it and enjoy ! ! ! 1
how i deserved to watch this crap ? ? ? worst ever . the acting was awful , when i read that this was a comedy i expected at least to smile , once - or twice , but .... if you are wiling to loose hour and a half of your lives , this is the right movie . i recommend just look in a wall or something , anything else but watch this " film " . yoy can even watch a documentary ( if you are a guy ) about pregnant women , i guarantee it will be more entertaining : ) the actor in this one ( i forgot his name ) is not that bad , and i am surprised how hi accepted the role . anyway " i want someone to eat cheese with " is the right film if you want to punish someone . 0
jack webb finally gives something besides his usual wooden indian performance . he played the epitome of the jarhead , brainwashed , storm the beaches , semper fi , bonehead military idiot . the corps before all else , even humanity . this great film showed the idiosy of boot camp to it 's fullest . 4 stars . 1
child death and horror movies will always remain a sensitive & controversial combination and therefore it is my personal opinion that every movie that shows the courage to revolve on this topic should receive some extra attention from horror fans . of course , like in the case of " wicked little things " , controversial themes do n't always guarantee a good film . despite the potentially interesting plot , the atmospheric setting and the involvement of video - nasty director j.s. cardone ( " the slayer " ) , this is an uninspired and cliché - ridden film that could n't offer a single fright or shock . after losing their husband and father , the remaining tunny women ( mother karen and her daughters sarah and emma ) move to a small and remote pennsylvanian mountain town where they inherited an old , ramshackle mansion . their new home is dangerously close to the old mine ruins where dozens of innocent children tragically lost their lives in 1913 . strange things start to happen , like young emma befriending an ( imaginary ? ) girl who used to live in their house , and the eerie locals seem to keep secrets from karen and her daughters . quickly turns out that the undead children still leave their mine - graves at night to seek vengeance on the descendants of the mine 's owner mr. carlton , who was responsible for their deaths . " wicked little things " is rather tame and extremely predictable . the script shamelessly serves one dreadful cliché after the other , like car wheels stuck in the mud at crucial times , malfunctioning flashlights and horridly broken dolls . there 's very little suspense , even less gore and the make - up effects are disappointingly weak . the zombified children do n't look menacing at all . actually , they all look like miniature versions of marilyn manson , with their black outfits , pale faces and dark eyes . the excitement - free finale is stupid and just as derivative as the rest of this pointless production . lori heuring is thoroughly unimpressive in her leading role as the mother , but scout taylor - compton ( currently a big star thanks to the " halloween " remake ) and young chloe moretz are adequate as the daughters . 0
i really wanted to like this movie . great cast walter pidgeon in a role that reminds us of his iconic " forbidden planet , " barbara eden and robert sterling as young lovers , frankie avalon as a musically inclined sailor ( is a guy on a submarine a sailor ? ) , even peter lorre as a scientist with a fondness for sharks . maybe it 's a good kiddie movie but i had trouble staying awake . lorre was severely underused . i guess he was a red herring , like pidgeon you expect him to maybe go nuts and try to throw the hero or his gal in the shark tank . no such luck . by the way , why is there a shark tank on a submarine ? it 's typical of the movie 's lack of ambition . they explain why lorre is walking the shark back and forth ( because we 're seeing it ) but just expect us to accept the fact that there 's a shark on this sub for some reason . " research ? " yeah , scientists are always doing that research stuff , who can understand them ? of course , if there was n't a shark , who would kill the evil psychologist lady ( joan fontaine ) ? i 'm sorry but even kid 's movies in the 50s are capable of being less predictable and frankly idiotic ( not to mention exploitative). the first 10 or 15 minutes really got my hopes up . great theme song sung by frankie avalon . pidgeon leading floyd the barber ( howard mcnear actually , sorry howie loved ya in " blue hawaii " ) and joan fontaine on a guided tour , careful to skip the room with the huge " warning " sign on the door , past peter lorre with aforementioned sharks , and then we see a full screen shot of eden shaking her moneymaker to avalon 's impassioned horn playing ! the movie quickly goes downstream from there . there 's no real explanation for the firestorm threatening the earth , so there 's a distinct lack of dramatic tension and no villain to boot . instead pidgeon 's character is made into an unconvincing red herring vaguely of the ahab variety ( i guess " the caine mutiny " was still fresh in people 's minds ) , and fontaine 's character suddenly turns evil for no reason at the end . oh , i suppose the reason is that it 's a surprise for the audience . and it is kind of surprising , since the only negative thing she 's done is to talk bad about the captain 's mental health and there 's still no reason why she did the sabotage after she 's revealed to be the villain . very poorly done and unconvincing . the guy who was the pessimistic bible nut was better at least his character made sense. so what else could go wrong ? endless , interminable scuba - diving footage . i never understand the appeal of that kind of thing . a giant squid attacks the ship for a minute , just so there 's a monster for the theatrical trailer . maybe that fooled some people into thinking it was going to be a fantasy adventure film , instead of a half - baked suspense movie about military scientists who are never wrong . yes perhaps worst of all , it 's barely a fantasy movie much less a science fiction movie . it never did anything for my imagination because the whole premise was nothing but another disaster / apocalypse and these characters never experience any feelings of wonder or discovery . i 'm through with irwin allen . i never liked his later movies anyway , but this one got me by pretending to be jules verne when it 's really just another formula exercise in disaster escapism . the whole movie is just waiting to see which character will improbably turn evil and die . he always hired an actor / actress with a charming and personable screen persona to play these roles and that 's the only element of " surprise " to be found since there 's no logic to these characters anyway . what a pathetic waste of time for these actors . george pal 's movies are 100 times better ( the only one that was lame was " atlantis , " which , not coincidentally , was the most allen - esquire ) , full of wonder and excitement and think of it ! ideas ! other than a few effects scenes and barbara eden , there 's nothing worth seeing here in my opinion . i guess it 's good fun for those who are into disaster movies , but i think they are a hollow and dull genre of films . 0
i do n't normally write reviews , but for this film i had to . i 'm shocked at the acting talent in this move going to waste ... the script was appalling ... the editing awful ... and the plot very thin . you spend the first half of the movie wondering who is talking to who and what on earth they are doing . the latter half of the movie slows down slightly , but has no depth or feeling . the only saving grace is the nice , but still limited cgi , and the location being london . i gave 3 stars for that , and the fact the actors still tried to do a good job with the drivel they were given . if you fancy losing a couple of hours of your life with mediocre popcorn disaster movie entertainment , by all means , this is the movie for you . but i would recommend doing something else with your time instead , like watching the real archive footage online ! :) http://www.weatherpaparazzi.com/flooding.asp 0
i have the good common logical sense to know that oil can not last forever and i am acutely aware of how much of my life in the suburbs revolves around petrochemical products . i 've been an avid consumer of new technology and i keep running out of space on powerboards - so i know that even the energy crunch associated with peak oil will change my life appreciably. the end of suburbia shows , in a rational and entertaining manner , just how much my whole family 's lifestyle will have to change in my lifetime . i am particularly concerned for the future generations who will have to pick up the tab for our excesses , however the film - makers do offer a glimmer of hope in that they acknowledge human resourcefulness and determination - and the sense of community that tends to be engendered by shared hardship. there is no point in trying to pretend that peak oil is baseless propaganda - or in treating it like the approaching radioactive cloud in " on the beach " ( i.e. with suicide pills at the ready ) . even with our best efforts , times will get harder all over , and i 'm hoping there 's enough compassion and humanity to go around . 1
i 'm sorry , but for a movie that has been so stamped as a semi classic and a scary movie , but seriously , i think when the director has me laughing unintentionally , that 's not a good thing . the characters in this film were just so over the top and unbelievable . i just could n't stop laughing at issac 's voice , it was just like a high pitched whiny girl 's british voice . not to mention malicai 's over dramatic stick up his butt character. children of the corn is about a town where all the children have killed off the adults and worship a god that commands them to sacrifice any 20 + aged people . when a couple has a bad car accident they come to the town for help , but of course they get caught in the kid 's trap and are getting sacrificed ! but malicai has other intentions when he is sick of following issac 's orders. children of the corn could 've been something great , but turned into a bad over the top movie that you could easily make fun of . as much as i love stephen king , i 'm sure this is not what he intended and it was a pretty lame story , or at least the actors destroyed it . like i said , for a good laugh , watch it , but i 'm warning you , it 's pretty pathetic. 3/10 0
* possible spoilers ahead* i'll only say what has n't already been said here ( and i 'll continue this for the rest of my wwf / wwe comments). if you 're going to have a women 's title match , at least make it interesting , rather than just a squash to put over the current champion . i guess moolah could n't handle an intense match but they wanted to have the legend in a wrestlemania. i thought the killer bees were wasted in wrestlemanias , especially here . i became a fan in 1989 , about a year after the b. brian blair was gone and jim brunzell became a canvas back . so i did n't realize for a while that they were a top tag team , even top contenders. but i loved seeing bill fralic in the battle royal . he really came into his own here , creating a cocky heel character in a pre - match interview and even making an elimination in the battle royal . besides steve mcmichael and kevin greene , he is the only professional athlete from my generation with any respect for wrestling ( anyone remember dennis rodman ? ) . and what was with the hart foundation 's ridiculous green tights ? 0
iam not sure if discussing the television series is exactly where the comments should be drawn to , however it is on the television where the the lone ranger really made a name for himself . iam not even referring to the original radio broadcasts of this masked rider of the plains , iam though referring to a point where in a little boy , about 9 or 10 years old , i was to see the movie,"the lone ranger"and never forgot it . i can recall that i was on a line or we were moving toward the paramount theater - the theater was located in the theater district , if i remember correctly . it was directly across , going east to west from the building that has the ball that drops on new years eve - this is of course if anybody does n't know , new york city . high above the street on the roof tops there was a time and maybe even still today huge billboards would advertise what was being shown and so on . it was at that point in time that i looked up and was never more impressed as i was when i looked at that billboard to see the lone ranger across the roof tops - it was great - it made an impression and was never forgotten . that day we went to see the lone ranger - it was the story of how the lone ranger was born - the terrible ambush that the texas rangers rode into and the subsequent rebirth of one of its fallen heroes . it was in this film we learn that the lone ranger will not shoot to kill but to injure so as to let the law be the judge . that type of thinking is so worthwhile that we might be good to learn something from history . this is where we learn that tonto discovers the fallen ranger and upon seeing the symbol of the boyhood friendship that the lone ranger established years earlier when he as a younger person came to the aide of a injured young person in tonto - for the aide given , tonto gave to his faithful friend , a symbol of his thanks which now was part of a necklace that tonto recognized . tonto said,"you are kemosabe".the lone ranger said,"kemo - sabe , that is familiar?then tonto tells the story of this " trusty scout"(the meaning of kemosabe)i think the lone ranger is one of the true heroes of the silver screen and one of the great heroes of television . it should also be stated that these very respected individuals clayton moore and jay silverheels sought to live there lives according to the legend of the lone ranger - it may very well be that there is an inspiring story in the story of the lone ranger and his faithful companion tonto . i myself was so pleased by the ability to find and buy the dvds , that i stayed up all a saturday morning and watched the many episodes now available . long live the lone ranger and his faithful companion tonto - hi - ho silver- 1
i normally would n't waste my time criticizing a useless movie such as this . however , i 'm off of work this week , so i have plenty of time to wallow in meaningless trivialities . to start , let me say that i frequently enjoy non - commercial , non - mainstream , non - american cinema . ( feel free to click on my user profile for a supporting filmography . ) that said , there are plenty of bad movies that are released in countries outside of the u.s. trust me , i 've been tortured by hundreds of them . " lost in beijing " is one particularly bad film. the opening half hour is an impressive , non - stop exhibition of moral degeneracy . this film provides some classic morals that belong on the same level as kim ki - duk 's " bad guy " ( 2001 ) . 1 . women actually enjoy being raped ; 2 . rape should be glorified , praised , and respected ; 3 . feel free to rape any woman you like , because while your " doing " her she 'll eventually start to like it and reach orgasm ; 4 . if you 're wife gets raped , make sure you blackmail her rapist for lots of money , but if he does n't pay , just repeatedly bang his slut of a wife as compensation ; 5 . if you 're wife gets raped , be sure to screw and degrade her the next day while playing the role of the rapist , taunting her with lines like , " did he fu*k you like this ? " ; 6 . if you 're husband is a rapist , just accept it ; 7 . after you personally get raped , befriend your rapist and hang out with him whenever possible. how can anyone in their right mind care about any of these characters ? they 're nothing more than a bunch of degenerates who not only live their lives in careless ways , but actually revel in their meaninglessness and support each other . do n't misunderstand me though . i 'm very capable of enjoying films that depict lifestyles and morals that are contradictory to my own . " ichi the killer " ( 2001 ) and " moonlight whispers " ( 1999 ) are very interesting portrayals of sado - masochism . " strange circus " ( 2005 ) is an exceedingly perverted play on child sexual abuse . " marriage is a crazy thing " ( 2002 ) is a scathing indictment on traditional marriage . even religiously - based movies like " running on karma " ( 2003 ) and " samsara " ( 2001 ) have entertained me on occasion . the difference is that those films actually have some interesting psychological content and character development to them , whereas " lost in beijing " has virtually none. it 's known that people with unorthodox mindsets exist on this planet , but without some kind of character development or psychology behind the acts themselves , you end up with a superficial exposition of despicable behavior . why , exactly , does bing bing eventually befriend and care for her rapist ? why does the wife of a rapist accept his behavior unconditionally ? the filmmakers never bothered to tell us . even the obvious juxtaposition of rich and poor classes was ineptly conceived and in the end served as a mere situational ploy . it all feels too bland and forgettable after the filthy opening half hour subsides . other reviewers here seem to have confused moral ambiguity with complex characterization . the reason you ca n't choose which person to root for is because they were n't developed properly . do n't think that this movie has complex characters just because they 're not clearly defined . on the contrary , the reason they 're not clearly defined is because we know nothing about them or what they 're thinking . this is hardly a positive attribute of this movie . on the positive side , the camera - work and acting are quite good , but everything else just gets duller and duller as the film progresses . you can place this alongside trash like " turning gate " ( 2002 ) , " what time is it there " ( 2001 ) , " irreversible " ( 2002 ) , and the aforementioned " bad guy . " 0
the story told by the cranes are flying is not , admittedly , all that original . young lovers are separated by war ; bad things happen to both . we 've seen it many times before. nonetheless , we have n't seen it filmed this well , with bold shots that take liberties to emphasize separation , or destruction , or hopelessness . all the more remarkable coming from the soviet union , and reason to conclude that tarkovsky is not the last word in modern - era soviet cinema. i was reading chekhov 's " three sisters " the other day , and chanced upon what may be the meaning of the title of this film . in act 2 , masha objects to the notion that we must live our lives without meaning or understanding: "masha : surely mankind must believe in something , or at least seek for the truth , otherwise life is just emptiness , emptiness . to live and not to know why the cranes are flying , why children are born , why there are stars in the sky . either you must know why it is you live , or everything is trivial - mere pointless nonsense." likewise , veronika has a hard time believing that the war , and her and others ' sufferings , have been pointless . better to assign a meaning , to live as if one 's life is significant , and not to give in to despair . it is perhaps this thinking that prompts her to her final act in the film. btw as a minor correction to one other comment here -- there may be a pattern of v 's in the film , though i had n't noticed them myself . but the first letter of veronika 's name is not a further instance of this ; in the cyrillic alphabet , her name begins with a letter which looks like an english " b " . 1
it is clear this film 's value far supersedes the cost with which the format ( mini - dv ) implies . in fact , the filmmaker embraces the format and incorporates it so craftily into the storyline that i forgot the fact that i was not seeing the typical 35 millimeter film . it has the core appeal of indie movies like clerks & the work of robert rodriguez combined with a fantastic " new take " on the romantic comedy genre . " this is not a film " is an honest film with honest portrayals and , it is a superbly paced narrative . there is not one point in this film where i felt a scene could have ( or should have ) been omitted . on the contrary , the director pulls amazing performances out of truly gifted actors and does so in extremely confining circumstances . from page to screen , this film is a worthy and relevant story that hits on so many levels ( creative , technical or otherwise ) . i highly recommend it for all who enjoy cinema or those looking for a little charm in an otherwise devoid of charm medium . 1
i am trying to find somewhere to purchase a dvd / vhs copy of the movie " is n't it shocking ? " i was 7 years old when i saw this movie and i lived in the town where it was filmed . a couple of items from my family were used in the movie as props and a couple of my friend 's homes were used in a couple of the scenes . the filming pretty well took place in the town and surrounding community . i have only seen the film once originally and i would like to get a copy so now i can show my family the film . i have done extensive searches online with not luck and i was wondering if anyone would have any ideas on trying to get a copy of this movie ? 1
clouzot followed le corbeau , where no one knew who was penning the poison thus everyone was suspected , with another masterpiece , quai des orfevres four years later in which we know from the outset ( or think we do ) whodunnit . top - billed louis jouvet does n't appear for forty minutes by which time clouzot has established a rich milieu of music hall , music publishers , etc and a fine cast of colourful characters ; angela lansbury lookalike ( lansbury appeared in woman of paris that same year ) suzy delair scores as the chanteuse whose desire to improve her lot inspires the jealousy of her husband / accompanist bernard blier who follows her to the home of an elderly letch only to find he is already dead . from here things go seriously wrong , his car is stolen before he leaves the premises so his pre - arranged alibi is out the window whilst meanwhile , unknown to him , his wife confesses to the murder to the photographer neighbour , a closet lesbian in love with her , who volunteers to return to the crime scene and retrieve delair 's scarf and as long as she 's there , thoughtfully wipes her prints of the murder weapon , a champagne bottle . at this point investigator jouvet gets involved and from then on it 's a case of keeping the plates spinning in the air . clouzot 's output was relatively small but virtually all of it was , as spencer tracey said in another context , ' cherce ' , with le salaire de peur and les diaboliques still to come . in short this is a must for french cinema buffs . 1
much praise has been lavished upon farscape , but i do n't think it 's that good . it certainly has a distinctive look , but it lacks just about everything else : story , purpose , direction , excitement ; you name it . i 'm a big sci - fi fan , and i make it a point to watch all the sci - fi shows i can . i 've almost finished the four seasons of farscape , and at this point i 'm not very satisfied . the show does have a few good things - most notably claudia black ( who 's sadly missing from the first few episodes of season four ) - , but they are very few and very far between . as a whole the show is marred by a lot of very silly stuff ( such as fantasy elements rather than sf ditto ) , and many many episodes , esp . in season four , are unspeakably messy and very poorly structured . and one just feels that it is n't going anywhere . it 's mostly just non - directional adventures with thin , long - running plot lines which develop painstakingly slowly . well , sometimes it 's a little bit tighter , but it only lasts for a very few episodes at a time. effects - wise , there are a few impressive things here and there ( esp . out in space , occasionally ) , but the show seems stuck in the same style of effects , which frankly gets old fast . outlandish and unconvincing puppet aliens mar the show a great deal , and i 've come to prefer ( by far ) the episodes where regular human - looking characters are the focus. i think the peacekeepers are by far the most stylish and intriguing and interesting figures on the show ; they succeed in being a convincingly alien culture , despite their all - human appearance . there are a few really cool episodes with them , esp . in the first season ( iirc ) , where crichton masquerades as a peacekeeper captain , and invades and eventually destroys one of their secret bases . such episodes can reach a rating of 8 out of 10 , but i can not award the show as a whole more than a " 4 " rating. aside from the peacekeepers ( which themselves are somewhat too single - mindedly totalitarian and militaristic to be really nuanced ) , the show simply does n't offer anything important or significant that you need to know or want to see . otoh , it does contain a few good ideas and is not a total loss. this is just my opinion , of course , but as a seasoned sci - fi fan , i think it counts for something , and may be of help to others . there are n't a lot of good sci - fi shows out there ; but star trek ( any series ) and especially the new battlestar galactica are definitely better than farscape . but if you 're a huge fan of mediocre sci - fi shows , you may well like farscape , too. my rating : 4 out of 10 . 0
" who will love my children " saddest movie i have ever seen . definite 10/10 . released on tv in 1983 . movie has been released on vhs . dvd release is a must , sooner rather than later . mother dying of cancer , must find homes for all her children before she dies , because her thoughts are that her husband and father of the kids is not capable of caring for them once she has died . she manages to find homes for the children except one , a young boy whom is not wanted because he suffers from epilepsy . very sad when your not wanted . in for a real good tear jerker , get your hands on this movie . i 'm a male even i cried when i watched this movie . not to be missed . 1
for those of you who do n't remember movies -- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080120/ -- this came out in ' 79 ( i guess enough time has gone by so naturally nunzio figured he could just redo this and say he wrote it - yea , right ! ) . the acting in this is way overboard - the " tough guys " walk around with their shoulders hunched forward to give the impression they are bigger than they really are , also the " hero ' seems to have a passion for snorting , and rolling his eyes in a bug - eyed kind of way to express angst / anger to the celluloid eye. there is a sort of racial message here , from the sicilian perspective ( mind you this is about 3rd generation down the line ... the original " wogs " arrived in oz after the war and during my childhood - yep i 'm an aussie . so the " wogg - iness " has been diluted a lot - they even sound like true - blue aussies - not a flicker of the " dago accent " anywhere ( there , there 's another slang for ya , nun ! ) maori 's with sunnies ( sunglasses ) at 4 am - must be cool to be sun - blinded in the middle of the night and it looks like redfern ... this is at this movie 's tedious end . nunzio tried to copy the flavor of the warriors but , left too many holes in the story . how about coincidences ? the warriors had a gang of baseball guys wielding bats , with white face makeup chase the heroes to a train station and fight them - nunzios gang get chased on a railway station by a gang of stick wielding guys wearing whitish face masks . the warriors were mistakenly accused of shooting / murdering another gang - member -- nunzios gang are mistakenly accused of raping the sister of the big maori gang boss . the warriors are lured into a room by a gang of girls who attack them - nunzios crowd want to crash at a friends house , which is populated by , yep , a gang of girls -- there are almost too many copies from the warriors to keep on about here. i am saddened that people do n't want to see other moves from oz because of this tripe - how about mad max - commander and master of the world ? not all movies are made by actors who are so bad , they have to fund their own movies . as far as the other actors in this show are concerned , they seem to have taken their cue from " the nun " as they all are as bad as each other - do n't bother with this movie ! i ca n't get my money back - so save yours ! 0
great characters , great acting , great dialogue , incredible plot twists in plain language one of the best shows i 've ever seen in my life . do yourself a favor and watch this show , you wo n't regret it . this show re - writes the book on sci - fi ! 1
until i saw this film , " life is beautiful " was my favourite film of all time . this film is everything a great film should be . great script , unsurpassed acting and direction that neither approaches the sentimentalism the subject tempts nor leaves it without the emotional impact it demands . this film contains the taste that could not come from hollywood and lacks the pretencion that would come from france . a wonderful movie even above the calibre i have come to expect when i see the handmade films logo come up . i need not go into detail as the previous posts encompass everything why this movie has to be seen by everyone on this planet . 1
if you get a chance to get a hold of this lost ( for many years ) gem , i doubt you will be disappointed . ps has an odd blend of social satire and ultra - cool blaxploitation-- even hints of slapstick , but it 's so odd that it was not only ahead of it 's time , nothing has been seen like it since. i strongly disagree with people who say that the film is dated , especially with spike lee 's " bamboozaled " ( sp ? ) a few years back which was a misfire of trying to capture the same message . ( good filmmaking , disjointed script.) robert downy 's direction is brilliant , allowing many of his actors to improvise , the film gets better as it goes along and the jokes swagger from hit or miss one - liners that are as forgiven as those found in a mel brooks comedy , to sheer non - pc ' i ca n't believe they just said that ' fun. favorite parts , the commercials . the film switches from gritty black and white depictions of the ad agency to beautiful ( perhaps 16 mm ) color and gets away with it . i refuse to hint at any spoilers , but if you get the chance to see the dvd version be sure and watch the downey interview ( but leave it until after the movie . ) my vote 10/10 - - most underrated film of the late 60 's , early 70 's . thank you prince . 1
this movie was a rather odd viewing experience . the movie is obviously based on a play . now i 'm sure that everything in this movie works out just fine in a play but for in a movie it just does n't feel terribly interesting enough to watch . the movie is way too ' stagey ' and they did n't even bothered to change some of the dialog to make it more fitting for a movie . instead what is presented now is an almost literally re - filming of a stage - play , with over - the - top characters and staged dialog . because of all this the storyline really does n't work out and the movie becomes an almost complete bore- and obsolete viewing experience. it takes a while before you figure out that this is a comedy you 're watching . at first you think its a drama you 're watching , with quirky characters in it but as the movie progresses you 'll notice that the movie is more a tragicomedy , that leans really more toward the comedy genre , rather than the drama genre. the characters and dialog are really the things that make this movie a quirky and over - the - top one that at times really become unwatchable . sure , the actors are great ; peter o'toole and susannah york , amongst others but they do n't really uplift the movie to a level of ' watchable enough'. the story feels totally disorientated . basicaly the story is about nothing and just mainly focuses on the brother / sister characters played by peter o'toole and susannah york . but what exactly is the story even about ? the movie feels like a pointless and obsolete one that has very little to offer . like i said before ; i 'm sure the story is good and interesting to watch on stage but as a movie it really is n't fitting and simply does n't work out. the editing is simply dreadful and times and it becomes even laughable bad in certain sequences . more was to expect from director j. lee thompson , who has obviously done far better movies than this rather failed , stage - play translated to screen , project. really not worth your time. 4/10 0
if you had a mother that described you like that , you just might be looking to bump her off yourself . it 's how danny devito feels about anne ramsey , it 's just how to put the plan in action. and his creative writing class taught by professor billy crystal gives him the idea . that and a viewing of alfred hitchcock 's classic strangers on a train which gives devito the idea to switch murders with crystal who hates his wife , kate mulgrew , who not only is cheating him out of an idea for a book he wanted to write , but is also carrying on with hunky tony ciccone. throw momma from the train plays out kind of like strangers on a train as devito seems to have carried out his end of the murder scheme . but crystal 's having a bit of a problem putting ramsey down even with danny 's help . that woman might need killing , but she 's going to take a lot of it. the only academy recognition that throw momma from the train got was an academy award nomination for anne ramsey for best supporting actress . ramsey lost to olympia dukakis for moonstruck , but the film turned out to be her finest hour . ramsey already had the throat cancer that would eventually kill her the following year , but look at the list of credits she managed to amass even after throw momma from the train , she worked right up to the end. i've seen interviews with both of the stars of throw momma from the train , billy crystal and danny devito , and both have gladly conceded that anne ramsey 's performance as the mother from hell both made the film the success it was and stole it out from under them . their acknowledgment of ramsey 's talent and performance is the best possible tribute. if marion lorne in strangers on a train had been anything like anne ramsey here , farley granger would gladly have joined robert walker in disposing of her . throw momma from a train is one of the best black comedies out there , should not be missed . 1
this movie really proves that the world is all too often an unfair place , especially the world of motion pictures . " the assignment " received barely any attention upon it 's release and not surprisingly flopped at the box - office , but when history will be written this movie will most surely receive some long lost praise. thank god i 'm surrounded by friends who knows what 's good for me . being a movie buff like myself a pal highly recommended " the assignment " , a movie i had n't even heard about . i decided to check out what leonard maltin gave it , and not surprisingly he gave it * * 1/2 . knowing that this is the same grade he gave classics like " alien " , " the usual suspects " and " the matrix " ( i kid you not ) i knew his meaning did n't mean diddly squat jack s***. so without hesitating i went out and bought it on dvd . this was about 3 years ago and the movie is still one of my proudest belongings in my dvd collection , despite a cover design that echoes a low budget stinker with casper van dien. "the assignment " is expertly directed , delivering some really intense moments that will hold you on the edge of your seat throughout the movie , on top of that it boasts an at times brilliant story that you know will be riddled with unexpected twists and turns . it stars aidan quinn in one of his best performances , and serves him with great support by donald sutherland and ben kingsley who are both in great form. something like 40 out of 42 user comments like this movie , most of them ca n't seem to praise it enough . so what are you waiting for ? if you call yourself a fan of action - thrillers you should have bought it , rented it , seen it yesterday ! 1
< -----minor spoilers!-----> a woman gets pregnant , but not by her husband . she develops ' something ' inside her , or at least that s what her husband thinks . they go through a lot of hard times , while she is on the brink of a nervous breakdown . the husband contacts an ufo professor , and with his help they try to find out what is wrong with her. <-----minor spoilers!----> the story could have been a bit better , or at least be made less predictable , but the movie is catchy and it got me and my sister hooked through the entire movie without a problem . the acting is very good , and the filming is much better than normal , if you compare this to your normal b - alien movie . the effects are good , and something is happening every second of the movie . the characters are really likable , and apart from a stupid nurse in oné scene , they are all very convincing in their roles. i thought it was a good movie , and can recommend it , if you like alien / monster - abduction movies! 7/10 - the story could have been a bit less predictable . 1
my reaction to this remake of " the italian job " is probably hopelessly mixed up with the events occurring in my life when i saw it ; this is the first movie i saw after i had just landed a job after 8 months of unemployment and going back to school for retraining . money was still tight , but i no longer had to choose between seeing a movie in the theaters and paying bills ( or eating lunch ) , and the sense of relief and gratitude i was feeling at the time was enormous . in consequence , my enjoyment of " italian job " was probably far out of proportion to its actual worth . still , i picked it up used on dvd a few weeks ago and watched it again , and i still enjoyed it immensely . i have never seen the original ( though i have heard it is an absolute classic ) , but its modern day counterpart is eminently watchable if you have a taste for modern day production values applied to older films plots and themes . what initially won me over to this movie was the soundtrack - imo don davis writes some of the most supple , textured and aurally pleasing soundtracks around . ij opens with a sly , witty , pulsing arrangement that combines strings , guitar harmonics , brush work and quiet moments - it won me over completely from the opening seconds . and the whole movie is like this - i have n't heard this kind of ringing , chiming , pulsing soundtrack music since stewart copeland left the police and started doing soundtracks for movies like " rumble fish " . there are at least a dozen irresistibly scored motifs in here , along with some pop song remakes that range from " all right " to " inspired " . for people to whom the soundtrack is important , this movie is a delight . on to the movie : i can take or leave mark wahlberg , but he 's okay here as the leading man , and the movie does n't ask him to do anything he ca n't do well . he 's the weakest " major " actor in the film , but that 's because the rest of supporting cast is so strong , especially donald sutherland in a bit part . mos def , jason steadham , ed norton , seth green and charlize theron all turn in solid , fat - free performances . norton seems to mostly be phoning it in ( rumor has it that he did n't really want to be in the film ) , but he 's still a natural even at 1/2 power . my one quibble with the casting and acting is with the character " wrench " , who seems to be a male model pretending to be an actor . his part seems to be shoehorned into the movie , and he has little chemistry with the rest of the cast ( although you can blame some of that on the size of the part and the " late walk on " nature of the character ) . if i were a cynical sort , i would wonder who the actor slept with to get put into this movie in such a supernumerary role ? nah , never happen ... production values , camera work , stunts , plot ... everything cooks along quite nicely and gray and his production crew pull things together pretty seamlessly ( with the exception of the " wrench " character , see above ) . the dialog has a nice , light touch that rewards your indulgence , and there are several satisfying major and minor plot payoffs along the way . ( my favorite moment - when norton 's character tells wahlberg 's character that he 's just lost the element of surprise . wahlberg proceeds to cold cock norton with a right cross , and then asks him , " were you surprised ? ? " hmmm , maybe you had to be there ... ) of course the movie requires a certain level of " suspension of disbelief " to work , but if you just relax and go along with it ( and do n't think too hard about the mechanics of cracking a safe underwater , or the likelihood of anyone being able to successfully hack and manipulate la traffic via a laptop , etc ) , you 'll have a fun ride . "the italian job " : it 's lightweight summer fluff , but it 's very good for what it is , and it does n't try to be anything else . it is n't good enough for an " 8 " but i 'd give it a " 7.5 " . 1
this movie was really awful . it was not in the least bit frightening , or even startling . i went to see it with a bunch of friends and by the end of the night we were saying " the ruins ruined my night . " i would not recommend seeing this movie in theaters , renting it or even watching the movie on television by accident . it is an absolute waste of an hour and a half . the plot was nearly non - existent , the characters were horribly underdeveloped , and they gave no back story whatsoever for anything that was happening , and then left it completely open at the end as if preparing for a sequel . 0
finally a true horror movie . this is the first time in years that i had to cover my eyes . i am a horror buff and i recommend this movie but it is quite gory . i am not a big wrestling fan but kane really pulled the whole monster thing off . i have to admit that i did n't want to see this movie , my 17 year old dragged me to it , but am very glad i did . during and after the movie i was looking over my shoulder . i have to agree with others about the whole remake horror movies enough is enough . i think that is why this movie is getting some good reviews . it is a refreshing change and takes you back to the texas chainsaw ( first one ) , michael myers , and jason . and no cgi crap . 1
there 's hell to pay when you cross nami matsushima(meiko kaji ) , female scorpion , and a dangerous group of thugs( .. including their sadistic head pimp and his equally repellent lady ) , operating a prostitution ring with an iron fist , does just that . hell hath no fury like scorpion , and a determined detective , gondo(mikio narita ) , seeking revenge for decapitating his arm after handcuffing her , will do whatever it takes( .. and that includes intimidating anyone who might know her whereabouts)to catch nami . nami finds an ally in hooker yuki(yayoi watanabe ) , who provides her a temporary shelter . yuki has a retarded brother who suffered a brain injury during a job , and must take care of him( .. in a disturbing revelation , regarding incest , she also provides his sexual needs!) .. she , in actuality , keeps him locked up in a room while working the streets ! meanwhile , nami is targeted by a vile neighbor once she finds a place of her own( .. she works as a sewer ) , and he threatens to turn her into the authorities( .. nami was an escaped convict , who fled a subway from the cops)if she does n't supply him sexual favors . his wife dumps a tea kettle of boiling water all over his face and body , resulting in death , & the prostitution clan come looking for nami to pay the debt of losing a very important member of their organization . that 's when katsu(reisen lee ) , the pimp 's lover and confidant , realizes that the one responsible for the loss of their loyal member is a former inmate of hers , scorpion . subduing her with an injected liquid drug , placing her in a bird cage ( ! ) , katsu embellishes in her imprisonment . what ultimately fuels nami 's rage is watching a prostitute die outside her cell , a victim of a forced late - term abortion , left to bleed to death . finding a scalpel clutched in her hand( .. from the operation room ) , nami will break free from the cage and prey upon each member of the clan responsible for the hooker 's death . the series of scalpel murders provide gondo with an opportunity to catch nami , and he 'll trap her in the underground sewers below the city , but can he catch or kill her ? especially if yuki comes to her aid? trust me when i say there was no shackles binding director shunya ito or his film - making team because female prisoner scorpion : beast stable is yet another perverse , deranged , and ultra - violent entry in the very entertaining series . equipped with fine production values and a visually stylistic talent for capturing all of the madness in imaginative ways , ito pulls you right( .. or he did me)into the twisted drama that always exists when nami matsushima is on screen . when you have a protracted opening credits sequence where your anti - heroine is fleeing through the crowded city streets with a man 's severed arm handcuffed to her , the viewer has to know what they 're in for ! the incestuous sub - plot is simply bizarre( .. and it 's shot in a soft - core way with the retarded brother humping his numb , cold sister with dead eyes staring ahead ! ) , and the entire abortion sequence is rather hard to sit through . but , the abortion angle , as disturbing as it is , provides motivation for nami 's revenge .. despite nami 's imperfect ways , and her criminal nature , you would rather see her take these cretins out than vice versa . interesting angle with detective gondo , as well . gondo is willing to break the rules , and he becomes a force - of - nature towards anyone who stands in his way of capturing his mortal enemy . his fate at the end , visiting another enemy of nami 's , in an isolated cell , while she looks on , perfectly encapsulates what makes these films so ridiculous yet so entertaining . the scalpel murders is a montage of slumping scumbags , in various places , the blades protruding from flesh , with nami leaving the crime scenes very driven to wipe the whole clan out in memory of a fallen victim of unfortunate circumstances . while the film is essentially a comic book adventure , there 's a sadness that permeates , and few characters come away without flaws . i imagine many will walk away from this scoffing at how unrealistic female prisoner scorpion : beast stable is( .. specifically how nami is able to escape capture time and time again , accomplishing her goals of revenge , paying back all those who have wronged her ) , but i looked at it as a violent action cartoon , much like the later 80 's films , and enjoyed it for what it was . as always , this film features some beautiful asian actresses and some colorful heavies . meiko kaji , almost always reserved / quiet , yet chilly staring down her enemies with violent intent , is in fine form( .. in more ways than one)and reisen lee , as her cross - eyed , repugnant adversary , runs away with the picture as a perfectly realized contemptibly abusive foe worthy of psychological torment( .. when both are in prison , nami 's ways of torturing her are sweet ) . my favorite scene has nothing to do with the plot , but is so wonderfully wrong , features a dog discovering gondo 's rotted severed arm , walking through a street eventually finding a resting place to chew on it ! 1
why could n't the end of the movie have been sean connery 's men fighting the french instead of the germans . ever since the french had occupied algeria in 1830 , the tribes from morocco and those of algeria were making raids on the french military and civilian settlements . this movie could have been a continuous of that historical aspect where the french had seize the rasuadli so his followers would not be raiding algeria , and then his followers would have attacked the french to free him. the movie is still stereotypical of shootouts between the germans and the americans . when the americans shoot the germans , their guns ( even the pistols ) make loud noises , create large bloody bullet wounds , and their enemies are screaming after being shot . when germans shoot at the americans , their guns do n't make large sounds , do not create bloody wounds , and their enemies make little or no sound after being shot. in real life , the american krag rifle was the worst rifle america had ever produce until the early version of the m-16 came along . the krag was hard to maintain , not reliable , and the rifle bolt was always jamming . the german mauser was one of the world 's finest rifles . we were so impress by it during spanish american war , that we made a copy of it and call it the springfield rifle. finally , the people of morocco must had a word for artillery since the french were using them in their raids against morocco . i did n't like it when they made the rasuldai feel stupid that there was no word for artillery in the moorican vocabulary . instead , the rasuadli stated that the europeans had guns on wheels that make the ground shake . 1
wow , i just loved watching all these hot babes ! the scenery around malibu and california was off the fizzy . i could watch it again just to see all that flesh crammed into those tiny , teeny bikinis ! i recently saw pilar lastra , the steaming hot housekeeper in malibu spring break , as a center fold in my favorite mag , playboy . she is hot , hot hot ! the opening seen was bitchin . when the two main girls run out of gas and stop at this desert gas station , they drive the gas - guy nuts with their bodies and skimpy outfits ! the slow - mo lets me enjoy every inch of them ! my girlfriend liked looking at this shredded hot dude too ( now i 'd like a bod like that ) and at all the other hot dudes .... and some of the girls too ! any movie that can bring that out in my girlfriend is a 10 + for me ! 1
i 'm guessing that the movie was based on a hefty book . given the number of characters and subplots during katyn , i thought that the movie creators , perhaps the writer or director , intended to create an epic movie . but really there was n't enough time to properly spend on developing characters or story . aggravatingly , there were many unrelated side - stories that could have been edited out. in relating the events leading up to the mass - murder of all these intellectuals and officers , i do n't think the movie explained any reasons why murder was necessary . was it political ? philosophical ? revenge ? the interesting part of historical movies are seeing personal motivations or emotions . instead , the murderers of katyn seemed like automatons , controlled entirely by stalin , who 's appears occasionally framed as a charcoal sketch . the portrayal of the russians and germans seemed entirely one - dimensional . ( are polish people just that angry at the russians ? ) besides being badly edited and biased or at least unrealistic , choices of music and cinematography felt mismatched to each other and to the movie itself . i do n't think you can really shoot an epic war film or war event on hand - held camera . ( but if the director went with a character - driven story , perhaps by focusing on a single family , maybe the handy - cam approach would have worked better . ) and if you use really dramatic music , it needs to be better balanced to the type of shots made . 0
ugh , what an embarrassing episode last night ! it was either a failed script for " abc afterschool special " , or the product of an earnest rookie writer , just out of college , making an homage to that classic pc anti - gun homily from 1974 , " the gun " . in fact hubby & were disappointed that the closing shot was n't of the gun being melted down like in the movie! no , i 'm not some nra shill . it 's just that when the producer of an intelligent & nuanced series gets it in his head that i should be subjected to a didactic dramatization of his personal cause , i 'd appreciate it if the lecture at least was n't delivered via 2-by-4 . geez! ok , the sociology lesson is over . the message has been delivered . the important episode has been aired . now let 's get back to some entertaining episodes that try to respect our intelligence . 1
some sciencey people go down in a cave for some reason and there 's some sort of creature that 's killing them. i usually give a more detailed plot , but i was n't paying too much attention to this . overall , it was dull and the only time you 'll be really paying attention is during the action scenes , which the director did wonderful on. the acting is alright , but the characters are so dull and forgettable they blend in your mind . you 'll forget who lived and who died for 2 reasons : 1 . the kills are boring 2 . the characters are boring. the ending might have shocked me more if i knew who was who. so you 're looking for a creatures - in - cave movie ? check out the descent instead . 0
i will not say much about this film , because there is not much to say , because there is not much there to talk about . the only good thing about this movie is that our favorite characters from " atlantis : the lost empire " are back . several of the bad things about this movie are that it has horrible characters , it has horrible comedy , horrible animation , and james arnold taylor trying to copy the wonderful , one and only michael j. fox as milo james thatch . the reasons for my criticisms are that all the characters are changed into something that they never were , and never should be , animation that has been downgraded to the lowest extent possible , and finally , why would somebody who did wonderful voice - over work for obi - wan kenobi in " clone wars " want to copy michael j. fox ? i happen to have an answer to this . because they are the same person who thought he had to copy eddie murphy from mulan in mulan ii . yes , sadly , it is true. . 0
this , unfortunately , is a little - known film ..... i say " unfortunately " , because it ranks up there with the " classics " of the american silent screen! it 's about a legend of a " phantom chariot " that travells all over the world , picking up the souls of those who have died . the legend says tha the last person to die on new year 's eve is condemned to drive the chariot for the next whole year. it brings to mind the sequence of the " ghost of future yet to come " in dicken 's famous " christmas carol". the double - exposure effects of the ghosts ( esp . when they interact with the " live " people ) are excellent ! if you love silent films , you must see this ; it will " blow you away"! norm vogel norm 's old movie heaven http://www.nvogel.com/film/film.html 1
this movie was pure genius . john waters is brilliant . it is hilarious and i am not sick of it even after seeing it about 20 times since i bought it a few months ago . the acting is great , although ricki lake could have been better . and johnny depp is magnificent . he is such a beautiful man and a very talented actor . and seeing most of johnny 's movies , this is probably my favorite . i give it 9.5/10 . rent it today ! 0
there is something about doug mclure 's appearance in a movie that is a warranty of wretchedness . his dg initials are like a special cinema - certification , that comes somewhere before ' u ' . cushing , on the other hand , seemed to suffer from both a dilatory agent and poor judgement of his own . he did excellent work in the hammer movies as dr van helsing . i'v seen him do a very passable sherlock holmes in ' hound of the baskervilles ' . and his magnum opus was probably grand moff tarkin in the first ' star wars ' . the only man but the emperor who could tell darth vadar to ' stop bickering ' and get away with it . but - crikey ! - he 's done some turkeys . there was that lamentable ' daleks ' movie for one . and here 's another. there 's a machine that 's been hijacked from tracy island . it 's a cylinder with a screw at the front and traction devices at the sides . i 'm surprised jerry anderson did n't sue for plagiarism . maybe he was bought - off . yet if the movie is any guide , they ca n't have paid him much. it 's 1976 and we 're still playing about in latex romper - suits . that 's about it really . some movies have an entertainment value in the ' so bad it 's good ' category . this one does n't even manage that . it would n't even entertain kids . ' crash corrigan 's ' stuff from the 1930 's has got more going for it . 0
" mr. bug goes to town " was the last major achievement the fleischer studios produced . the quality of the superman series produced at the same time is evident in this extraordinary film. the music and lyrics by frank loesser and hoagy carmichael ( with assistance by flieshcer veteran sammy timberg are quite good , but not as much as the scoring of the picture by leigh harline who also scored snow white for disney . harline 's " atmospheric music " is superb , and a treat for the ears. the layout and staging of the picture was years ahead of it 's time , and once again the fleischer 's background artists outdid themselves . the techincolored beauty of the film can not be denied , and while hoppity the grasshopper is the star , the characters of swat the fly and smack the mosquito steal the picture . swat 's voicing by jack mercer ( of popeye fame ) is priceless . kenny gardner ( brother - in - law ) of guy lombardo ... and a featured vocalist in his band ... does his usual pleasant job in the role of dick dickinsen. the movie has been criticized for all the wrong reasons . the fleischer studios were animation experts par excellence and this shows very clearly in the finished product . the movie is tuneful , the story great for all ages , and the final scenes of the bugs scrambling for their lives upon a rising skyscraper is some of the best staging and animation of any animated film past and present. do not miss this wonderfully hand drawn film . also do n't fail to appreciate the title sequence with the most elaborate example of max fleischer 's remarkable 3-d sterioptical process which took four months to construct and employed 16,000 tiny panes of glass in the " electrified " buildings of manhattan. do not miss mr. bug goes to town ... aka hoppity goes to town . i 'll wager you 'll be bug eyed at the results ! 1
i had seen the cure when i was a kid and i loved it then . now , years later , i got a hold of a copy almost by accident , and watched it again . being a kid , you do n't really have the ability to procure things for yourself that you want , that is usually a prerogative of your parents - but when i watched it again now i felt sorry that i did not do more to get a copy of this movie back then , and consequently almost forgot about it until today. this really is a beautiful movie . it tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a hard - edged , misfit kid - who takes his cues from his horrible , abusive mother - and his neighbor , a slightly younger boy who has aids. right , you say . another one of " those " . a tear jerker . a bucket movie . a morality tail . yeah , i know , i hate those too . only this one is n't . it is one of the very few movies among those many i have seen that pulls off a very rare trick : it conveys a truly sad story ( and yes , a morality tale ) but without a single moment where it feels cheesy , forced or in any other way " hollywoody " . it shows a real relationship between two real boys , who interact as real kids do . and through that interaction the good - natured , loving character of the older boy , eric , starts to shine through his " tough - guy " persona , as he takes on a kind of big - brotherly care for dexter , his hiv - positive younger neighbor . together , they embark on an adventure to find a cure - which to erik seems to be just around the corner - so that all this silly aids thing will go away and they can be friends forever. the production is top notch . but , of course , what really carries this movie , is the performances of the two leads - brad renfro and joseph mazzello . especially mazzello , who is simply stunning - he does convey a sense of frailty needed for an ailing boy , but at the same time he manages to make dexter a truly energetic and determined character . he shines at the scene where the boys confront pony : his impulse to protect his older friend lunges him forth , drives him to say what he says - and only afterwards , the horror is depicted on his face , as he realizes that what he himself said is true : his blood is poison ... renfro also has his moments , in particular the scenes with his mother : he depicts perfectly how this macho , street - wise kid is left completely frozen and numb when faced with his abusive , storming mother , and ca n't get a word in to contradict her as she forbids his relationship with the ailing boy out of her fear and ignorance . annabella sciorra also gives a memorable performance as dexter 's mother , who ultimately becomes , in a sense , a mother figure to erik as well. i've first seen this film when i was at school back in america , and loved it - not at all a given concerning movies of this sort . but the behavior of the kids in this movie was so real , i could easily relate to them . ironically enough , the teacher who had shown us this movie ( a wonderful woman , i 'm still in touch with her ) got in trouble for it , as some uptight parent complained about it having the scene when the two boys are looking at a playboy ... pathetic . seriously , will americans ever get over this ridiculous phobia , i do not know . there was a hardly - distinguishable shot of a playboy cover in the movie and thus it is not shown in schools ... how sad . kids need to see this movie . it is more inspiring and educational than all the " official " after - school specials put together. oh , and one more thing . i know i 'm rambling , but nevertheless ... the score . it 's great . i am a musician , and as such i know dave grusin from his records : he is a well known jazz pianist and record producer . up until this movie i really did not know that he did movie scores as well , even though when i later checked i found out that i had unknowingly watched several movies he worked on . really , a wonderful job there. all in all , a solid ten . i 'd recommend this movie to anyone . and i 'm definitely going to see it with my younger siblings - they can use watching a film like this among all the standard special - effect hysteria they usually see . 1
chokher bali was shown at the ( washington ) dc filmfest april 15 , 2005 . the director , rituparno ghosh , was there to give a short introduction and answer questions afterwards. as always , i think aishwarya did a fantastic job . i can understand those who think she should be been more aggressive or more bitchy , but would that really be realistic in 1904 ? possible , maybe ; realistic , i 'm not so sure . i think her interpretation was valid , although there could certainly be other ways to do it. i hate to use the word , but this was the most " inaccessible " of the indian movies i have seen so far . i know a fair amount of indian history , hindu religion , etc . , but the level of detail here was far beyond me . clearly you would have a much better understanding of the movie if you were intimately familiar with hinduism and its customs , esp . as they were c. 1904 . i missed a lot of things -- one of them being the fact that the mother - in - law would want binodini in the house as sort of a counter - weight to her daughter - in - law ashalata. *spoilers * ghosh had several things to say that explained the movie much better for me . first , the original bengali version was 20 + minutes longer . so what was left out ? apparently three main things : a beginning segment where binodini ( aishwarya ) leaves e. bengal for calcutta . according to the director , different characters are speaking w. bengali vs. e. bengali -- setting up some of the political comments later . of course all of this is lost in the hindi version , and certainly to a non - indian like me , it would n't have mattered anyway -- but a set - up of the bengali situation sure would have . next , there was a segment where binodini was writing a poem -- a sign of her independence , etc . finally , some more business about the jewellery . so , although some people think it was too long , i think the original , longer version would have been clearer. the women 's hair was apparently another sign ( ghosh again)--the mother - in - law had short hair ( short hair for hindu widows ) , her sister -- also a widow -- had longer hair ( more modern ! ) , and of course binodini / aishwarya had extremely long waist - length hair ( rejection of status of widowhood). the ending really threw me -- all of a sudden binodini , who had never had a political thought , is writing a political manifesto ? whoa ! ghosh explained that he was in locarno , at a film festival , when the subtitles were done . the subtitles use the word " country " throughout binodini 's letter . gosh said a more appropriate word would have been ( i forget his exact word ) something like " self " or " independence "-- she was talking about her own liberation and " finding herself "-- not about bengal , india , and the british . so why does binodini just disappear the day after finding behari again ? apparently because during her stay on the ganges she realizes that she does n't need a man -- any man -- to define / complete her . she can just be herself . so she rejects behari , who she threw herself at a few months ( ? ) before , and just goes off . of course i 'm not sure how she buys her next meal , but that 's another question. the red shawl ( ghosh again)she buys represents " revolution " as well as " passion . " i 'm not 100 % sure why she puts the shawl on the dying woman , but perhaps she is rejecting passion / revolution ? the binoculars , which binodini uses throughout the movie ( to watch mahendra and ashalata , the boat on the ganges , etc . ) . she is being a voyeur to see a life she yearns for but ca n't have . at the end ( i missed this ! ) she leaves the binoculars on the table with the letter , showing that she does n't need them any more -- she 's going off to lead her own life. finally , the tagore quote at the beginning saying how he apologized for the ending ... apparently tagore wrote this as a serial , hooking his readers with the sexy widow bits . but at the end he sold out to conservatism and had binodini kneel down at the feet of mahendra and behari , begging their forgiveness . one of his students ( ? ) wrote to tagore taking him to task for his sell - out ending ... and tagore replied with his apology for the ending . in the movie , of course , ghosh goes in the other direction . 1
sherlock holmes ( basil rathbone ) and professor moriarty ( lionel atwill ) engage in a battle of wits for control of a switz inventor 's newest bomb - sight creation . holmes wants to safeguard it for the british while moriarty is n't above selling out to the nazis . while no doubt many fans will be disappointed to see holmes updated to the 1940s war - time setting , this particular film proves light - hearted fun which does n't wallow in wartime propaganda as it might well have done . dennis hoey 's inspector lestrade and nigel bruce 's dr. watson do tend to steal the show as their characters bumbling methods consistently provide delightful comic relief . the sparring between holmes and moriraty is colorful and well thought out to boot . atwill does well enough as moriarty even if he 's not as memorable as some others who played the role . while this provides nothing especially new or thrilling for fans of the series , it is a wonderful escape from reality , somewhat appropriate for 1942 in my opinion , that mirrors many movie serial adventures of the 1930s and 1940s but boasts a more compact , less repetitive plot . and all this is done while still remaining true to the basic spirit of sherlock holmes . 1
every great once in a while , you stumble upon a movie that exceeds even your wildest expectations . given the imdb rating of 4.0 , i was n't really expecting much with the brotherhood of satan . i hoped that at a minimum it might be cheesy fun like the devil 's rain or any of the other early 70s similarly themed satanic horror films . i could n't ' have been more wrong . what i got instead was an ambitious and intelligent film with a cast i really enjoyed . speaking in broad terms to avoid giving anything away , the film 's style and structure are much more experimental than the straightforward storytelling so prominent in the early 70s . the brotherhood of satan does n't beat you over the head with plot points and explanations . a lot is left to the viewer to fill in the blanks . as a viewer , you know something is amiss , but for the longest period you 're just not sure what it is . the unknown helps make for a far creepier atmosphere than most similar films . the ending is effective with its surreal imagery . i sat in amazement as the final credits began to roll . those wanting a big slam - bang finale will be disappointed with the ending 's simplicity . a lesser film would have tried to pull out all the stops and would , most likely , have failed miserably. there are moments in the film where it 's easy to forget the director , bernard mceveety , had primarily worked in television before the brotherhood of satan . there are a few scenes that are so well set - up , lit , and shot that even the most accomplished of directors could learn a thing or two . for example , i 've seen enough films over the years to realize that directors can sometimes seem to have trouble shooting widescreen shots indoors . not here . the scene where the men are discussing their plan of action in the sheriff 's office is amazing . we see all five men at once each doing their own thing as in real life . in a lesser film , we might see all the men at once , but each would be motionless , quietly waiting their turn to deliver their dialogue . it 's a small scene , but it looks so natural and is so beautifully shot that it 's one of my favorite moments of the brotherhood of satan. finally , i mentioned the acting in my opening , so without going into a long - winded speech , i 'll just say that the brotherhood of satan features strother martin and l.q. jones . any film with these two guys is almost an automatic winner with me . 1
the kinks warned about media heroes . outside the movies , most heroes are also " ordinary people . " society demands some role playing , but what happens when that extends to the parent - child relationship ? do some parents try to improve themselves through their children rather than vice versa ? how do you provide a role - model but not a role ? a brilliant swimmer who hates to swim ; a brilliant musician who wo n't play . offbeat , funny ( despite depiction of " serious " problems ) , very good multi - dimensional acting by everyone . lots of plot twists complement the emotional tension . celluloid heroes never feel any pain . i do n't recall ever being disappointed in a sigourney weaver film ( i even liked " the village " ! ) . 1
i was surprised and touched by this emotional movie which moved me very strange . i was confused , sad and happy in the same moment . i guess that too less people will pay attention to this movie . but i hope that at least a few will see it and get something out of it . the story of two friends , linked by their suffers of bodily disability , whom ( as a team ) beat the medical well - fare system and fight for their rights . this movie shows a side which some of us would never understand , not too exaggerated but emotional presented . hopefully this movie will help us to understand some of their desires better and realize how important it is to have a friend in the world , especially when you almost unable to express that fact . 1
i really like traci lords . she may not be the greatest actress in the world but she 's rather good in this . she play the dowdy , conservative , reporter to a ' t ' . it 's a great little thriller which keeps you guessing for a good while . jeff fahey is also good as traci 's boss . i think given a decent break traci could be a top actress . she 's certainly no worse than some of today 's leading ladies . 1
this story had a good plot to it about four elderly men that share a deadly secret concerning a young woman that they met 50 years ago . after all this time , the young woman returns to seek revenge on the men . this story occasionally made me nod off during the movie in the middle of tiring elevator music and the ever so consistent thunder storms . but it is well worth the wait in the end when we find out just who the mystery woman is that keeps plaguing the old men in their dreams and interfering in a young man 's life . the most of what i liked in this film was the suspense in which the young woman appears to the men just before their deaths . the special effects were something . every time i heard her call out to them i would think " not that face again . " but it was a good movie , i just wish that the pace was not as slow or the acting not as tiresome . and what i also liked about the movie was the flashback of the 20 's , very authentic as well as the costumes being original . 0
made it through the first half an hour and deserved a medal for getting that far . lots of excuses for scantily clad women but no real plot to speak of emerged in that time . what sounded like a good idea for a movie was badly executed . 0
do n't listen to most of these people . ill give you a better review of this movie which me and my friend love ! its about jill johnson , played by camilla belle , who babysits at the mendrakis ' house and someone breaks in . if you 're wondering how he got in the house , he went through the garage most likely . so anyway , do n't listen to , " the worst acting " . it has amazing acting . with a great story . i think that there are 2 benefits that jill has . 1 . she s a fast runner and is on the track team . 2.she got out alive ! lol. it is a cool movie and quite scary . check it out , you will be happy with this masterpiece . do n't listen to the other people on the site . its very good . trust me , i am good at reviewing movies . i 'm a future movie critic . i totally want to buy this movie . and you will too when you see it . it is amazingly awesome . 1
this episode is not incoherent like another person said . the source agreed to help because he was not going to keep his word , if you pay attention ... he says after she ( phoebe ) agrees to stay down there in hell , " get rid of her and balthazor so i don't have to worry about them in the future " ... and also , he did n't let cole warn the sisters like phoebe asked in exchange of accepting the deal , that 's why prue died , because she got hit harder than piper and on the head , and there was no phoebe to call for leo this time , and in the past leo said that she almost got herself killed . pay more attention next time ! and there is not a " to be continued ... " after this episode . it is the ending of season 3 , and on season 4 they ca n't show anything from prue because she owns the rights of it " prue " , so the producers would have to pay her for whatever they show . this is the last episode she is in ! 1
i 'm not even going to waste more time describing how bad this movie is . bottom line : it was horribly acted , had enormous plot holes and went absolutely nowhere . the only good thing about it was the description my digital cable gave for the movie : " a married man with a struggling business has a fling with his secretary . " huh ? ? wrong movie apparently , although it may have made things slightly more interesting if any of the description were true. --shelly 0
the plot of this movie revolves around this submarine builder who 's a real bastard and he wants to launch his new sub that can travel thousands of feet deep . unfortunately , he ca n't . oh yeah , and he 's haunted by the memories of his mom and dad getting eaten by a megalodon when he was a child . the guy meets some scientist who s pretty hot , and they and this crew of about a hundred people set out on the main character 's submarine to kill the same megalodon that killed his parents.now , the shark in this movie is a really fake looking cgi shark . basically this is sorta like shark attack 3 , except more depressing . if you do n't get what i mean , listen . the film 's opening credits show " home movies " of the main character when he was a child with his parents before they got killed , and there 's really sad and depressing piano music playing in the background . you would expect to see a shark or something , and you do . a brief shadow of the cgi shark floats around every few seconds but that 's just it . also , i do n't remember one happy facial expression at all throughout the film 's entire runtime , a majority of the film takes place in the dark depths of the abyss , where the story gets even more dull , and all the characters ( the shark too ) die in the end . i was thinking sabato would manage to kill the shark and manage to save himself and the girl , but no , they all die , and the film ends with the shark , all blown up , and the submarine ( with sabato 's crushed and burned body in it ) sinking into the abyss . if you 're a happy person and you do n't enjoy being depressed , then avoid this movie . if you 're the opposite , then congratulations , you found your movie . 0
i really enjoy this movie . the first time it was on turner classic movies . all the actors did very well but brynner steals the show again like always ( he is so sexy!).this is one of the movie that you do see brynner 's emotions . actually this movie this is the first i ever seen him laugh because he plays very strong , larger - than - life and serious roles in other movies . in this movie you see both a masculine , tough and sensitive side of brynner .brynner seems to be a " ladies'man " in this movie . that is amazing how brynner eats the glass cup and speaks in his russian tongue it drives me crazy in love . i do n't understand when both brynner and kerr ( they both have very good chemistry ) stars in a movie together and then brynner always die at the end it kind of reminds you " the king and i " in a way . 1
i need help identifying an episode of king of queens . it begins with a scene where doug is talking to carrie on the phone , and he suggests that they agree to stop ending every conversation with " i love you . " however , it 's hard to do and he ends up calling her back , only to close with " i love you . " it 's a very clever moment and one i think says a lot about relationships that have lasted a long time. i think ( but i 'm sure ) that 's it 's the same episode where doug gets some local construction guys to whistle and throw lurid comments at carrie to perk her spirits up. i saw this episode recently , but it was probably a repeat . do n't know what network i saw it on . can anyone tell me the title and season of this episode ? 1
agree that this was one of the best episodes of this show . i remember the series well as i was in the florida keys when the show had its debut . i was looking through old vcr tapes that were " keepers " and came across two that had about eight episodes . i ended up spending part of christmas night ( and the next ) watching these shows . the singer was bankie banx - saw his name come up on the credits . he 's from anguilla and owns a beach front bar called the dune preserve . he 's a longtime friend of jimmy buffett and bankie 's classic song " still in paradise " is featured on the latest buffett cd / dvd combo called " live in anguilla " - it is track # 12 on cd 1 and # 8 on the cd . i too would like to someday see this short lived series come out on dvd . keep the faith ! 1
actually , i have more a question , than a comment . i loved z - boys , and the lords of dogtown . saw lords first , then the doc , and while i loved the story , i am curious as to why in the movie , sid was an important character , but in the documentary , he was n't part of the team , and only merely mentioned as just some kid they knew . does anyone know the story on that ? the story of these boys was amazing . i never experienced the skateboarding craze where i grew up , but my kids have enjoyed it . what i have seen in local skate parks is what these boys had invented . i never knew that . when the film showed the competition , and z - boys did their thing , they put to shame the others in competition . 1
this series has a lot going for it with beautiful footage of the some of the most impressive underwater environments on this planet . being a staggering five years in the making , one would be hard - pressed to expect any less . i did get the impression that some scenes from the first episode where repeated in the latter ones , which is naturally only a minor gripe. david attenborough is great as a narrator and comments are informative , leaving enough room for one 's imagination , and well spaced out , so that viewers get plenty of time to reflect upon the breathtaking imagery . if you get the opportunity try not to watch a translated version of this series. a definite must - see for anyone interested in the intricacies of our blue continents and easily the best documentary on this subject i 've ever seen . 1
i saw " heaven - ship " ( " himmelskibet " ) at the 2006 cinema muto festival in sacile , italy . what a great movie ! this danish steampunk saga is the stirring tale of the first trip to mars , in an era when wireless telegraphy has n't been perfected . the spaceship has n't got a radio , and the heroes are brought back from the landing field via horsecart . even the intertitles are delightful ... some of them written in rhymed couplets in the original danish. the actors ' performances are laughable , largely hand - to - brow histrionics . but the sets are astonishing , easily surpassing anything done by georges melies a decade earlier ( or in " die frau i m mond " a decade later ) . of course , the plot is simplistic . the spaceship 's crew consist of seven thin guys and one fat slob . guess which one cracks . interestingly , everyone in this movie ( except the dubious professor dubius ) ardently believes in god . even the martians. impressively , the scenarists have the sense to acknowledge that a trip to mars is no doddle : the title cards establish that it takes the scientists two years to build their spaceship ( which has an airscrew ) and six months to reach mars . during the construction sequence , there 's one extremely impressive set - up which must have been choreographed : dozens of workers all hustle through the worksite in different directions , with no hesitations and no collisions . the danish scientists christen their ship " excelsior " ( " packing materials " ? ) and set course for mars , even though the moon and venus are closer . when the ship ( which flies horizontally , not vertically ) lands on mars , it is greeted by " marsboerne " -- martians -- who turn out to be nordic blondes , all highly - developed pacifists and vegetarians . ( as a highly - developed meat - eater , i resented that part.) conveniently enough , mars turns out to have an atmosphere just like earth 's , as well as equal gravity . in an exterior shot of the martian landscape , the sun 's apparent magnitude when seen from mars is the same as it is when viewed from earth . i also could n't help observing that all the wise elder martians are male . in fact , female elders are thin on the ground here : both the earth - born hero and the martian maiden are motherless . the martians speak a universal language , wear ankhs on their robes , and greet the earth visitors with a globe of earth ... which of course they hold with its north pole upward. that martian maiden is marya , played by an ethereally beautiful danish actress . ( waiter , i 'll have some of that danish ! ) we see a martian dance of chastity which might have been twee or ludicrous but is actually quite touching and beautiful . also , the martian funeral scene features one shot which reminded me of a sequence in " the seventh seal " . i wonder if ingmar bergman saw this film. "himmelskibet " has a few flaws , but its production design and its other merits very far outweigh its drawbacks . the ole olsen who is named in the credits ( and who appears in a brief prologue ) is no relation to chic johnson 's vaudeville partner from " hellzapoppin " . i would give " himmelskibet " a 12 , but the scale tops off at 10 ... so , a full 10 out of 10 for this delightful trip to mars , the blonde planet ! 1
this film is just another waste of time . the plot is ridiculous , forced usa drama . the characters were all really weak , especially the uncharismatic goya and the bad interpretation of bardem , who only was alright in his classic interpretation , when acting as french ally. just another chance lost of have spent the money in a good film . i guess it was no a low budget film . definitely not recommended . maybe the director 's should think a bit whether the film has sense or not before wasting so that money . maybe they do not bother as they have profits before launching them in the cinema. no more hope in cinema ... 0
i just saw this movie for the second time with my 8-year - old daughter and i remembered why we liked it the first time . all these people who say it is bad are too uptight and critical ! it is simply an entertaining little movie , it 's not supposed to change the world . i thought all the actors did a great job with their characters . ( except for jeremy jordan as guy -- he was a maggot who looked seriously in need of soap and shampoo . if he is supposed to be the hot guy in their school , then they 've got slim pickins ' . ) but i digress -- drew barrymore was delightful , as usual , and david arquette was even enjoyable , and i usually ca n't stomach him , if only because of those stupid at&t commercials ! molly shannon is always entertaining , and leelee sobieski did a great job as a tortured brain . some parts were actually painful to watch , reminding me of high school . even though i thankfully did n't get made fun of , it made my heart ache for those who do . movies like this are actually good for children to see -- my daughter made several observations about the cruelty of some of the students and how wrong it was . this movie is appropriate for anyone and a good way to while away 2 hours . if there 's ever a time you want to see a lighthearted little movie with a happy ending where you do n't have to think very much , then this is definitely a consideration . 1
from the first to the last scene , this film is made very realistically , even too realistically that sometimes we ca n't see details in night scenes(it 's dark as real night),in the desert(sunshine is so strong as in real desert ) . script and actor 's play are also very realistic . shots and episodes are edited not to show things and events " effectively " , to " explain " them , or , as many hollywood films do , to " entertain " viewers . editing here is to represent the events as if they really happened in afganistan . camera is set sometimes far from dying solders , even the moment when the main character major bandura is shot and killed. such method reminds me of masterpieces of italian neo - realism . and the construction of the story here is based on the same principles as " paisà",or " the bicycle thief "-- chronological series of " true to life " episodes and a few pathetic moments , which at first seem to be sudden and illogical , but have inner reasons. i think the inner reason of major bandura 's suicidal death is religious emotion -- repentance for innocent people 's death(not only his accidental killing of family in the village , but also death of solders under his command).he is not depicted as a eager believer , on the contrary he is depicted as tactful and responsible officer . exactly for this reason his last decisions(to go back to the destroyed village and to turn his back to an armed boy , whose family he killed)seem an act of repentance . the russian orthodox choral , which sounds at the end("evening sacrifice")is another context , by which all the film can be seen from this point of view . 1
hey , i 'm a fan of so - bad - so - good movies but there 's nothing so - bad - so - good about rise of the undead . it 's just so - bad and that 's it . no redeeming cheese , no unintentional humor , nothing ! - boring apocalyptic zombie ( the " undead " : a few people with hardly any make up ) nonsense with lame special effects ( if you can call those effects ) , dumb plot and annoying actors . they also have the nerve to rip off and quote from other ( better ) movies ( resident evil , dawn of the dead & night of the comet ) and managed to put me to sleep on the side . however , it was rise of my eyelids once the end credits rolled though . my advice : save your money . it 's not even worth a rental , unless you want to p*ss off and/or put some people to sleep then go ahead and give it a spin . you 've been warned ;) 0
when hollywood is trying to grasp what an " intelligent person " is like , they fail so miserably , finding it hard putting words in the mouth of the purported " genius". right , any genius walks around trying to rub in his superiority at every instance . sure , they hang out in bars and pick fights it 's not like they are ( generalizing wildly ) autistic nerds who never have a tan. plus , if you are a genius you know all about math and history and politics and of course you 're constantly up to date with current events and a thorough analysis of them . coz these things , like , all go together n stuff , y'know? plus , you walk around with a smirk all the time . you are just a smug son of a you - know - what , that 's how it is , y' all . and of course you smoke , like someone who never smoked before , but you smoke coz it 's like cool n stuff , y'know . and you 're different . that is understood. and of course you can fight you 're a bully . a bully who finds time to study 10.000 books whenever he does n't lift weights . and whenever he does n't smoke or drink beer because he follows a strict health regimen. and you date a 30-something college student minnie driver . well , i wo n't even comment matt damon . team america has hit the nail on the head already. this movie is a daydream of a beavis & butthead type student ( in other words 95 % of them ) : " yeah , that 's what i would be like if i was a genius . " but stupid people and stupid authors in this case can not imagine the lives of geniuses . 0
this movie was terrible ... how can somebody even think that this movie was like the ones back in the " good old days " when tim thomerson was not even in it . and to make things worse , they used clips from old trancer movies . that s just terrible . no trancer movie is complete without tim thomerson . i love fullmoon films , and i have been watching them since i was 4 years old . i have been through everything they have done and this movie almost made me lose it . now i got a couple of lines to fill so i will keep going . their way of breeding new trancers is completely stupid as well as way to send jack back in time . what happened to the tcl chamber . and finally ! what happened in the end of trancers 5 where lina says and i quote " jack has given me something special " and her and some other broad looks at her stomach . i do n't know ... maybe a baby is in there . there were so many other places of going to , but fullmoon s'd the bed 0
on halloween a town is terrorized by a lunatic with a big pumpkin for a head . bad acting compromised mostly of local talent and laughable special effects makes this one baaaaad . b - movie queen linnea quigley looks embarrassed to be a part of this one and even her considerable charm which has helped so many of her other films ca n't help this one . pass this cheesy flick if you are looking for a good halloween horror film and rent " night of the demons " which also stars ms. quigley . 0
i would agree with another viewer who wrote that this movie recalls the offbeat melanie griffith / jeff daniels comedy , " something wild , " in which a rather eccentric free - spirit hooks up with a conservative and very orderly young man , and the two pose as a couple and basically , her personality gradually has an effect on him . he looses up and learns to enjoy their short - lived tryst . that is exactly what happens here , except insert convenient store - robbing eccentric , alex ( rosanna arquette ) in melanie griffith 's role , and super - cautious teen , lincoln ( the name is no coincidence , played by devon gummersall ) in jeff daniel 's part . this movie even shares the same twist and abrupt genre change where the creepy , violent boyfriend suddenly shows up in the end and things end up quite badly . only , here , instead of it being ray liotta playing a throwback to 1950s film goons , it 's peter greene. the story is about a teenage kid who is in his own little world . he has some sort of fascination with death following his brother 's suicide , and his parents have disconnected , too , behaving quite strangely ( the mother is convinced christmas will be arriving shortly , despite it being august ) . then , on a night out with the " guys " ( one of whom is played by jason hervey of the wonder years ) trying to buy them beer , he runs into alex who decides to kidnap him and his friends car ( with his permission of course ) , and they take off for mini - adventure across the deserts of the west coast , robbing convenient stores in robin hood sort of fashion and of course , indulging in the routine self - discovery as each asks more about the other 's life . but , alex has left behind a partner in her trade of theft , and he is n't going away easily . although , we 're not consistently reminded of him or anything as in repetitive flashback or cutting over to his point of view . at least this much was done cleverly. 'do me a favor ' ( aka trading favors ) , is a mostly underdeveloped story of criminal mischief and self - discovery that lags quite a bit for the first half of the film , but delivers the goods a little to late once alex and lincoln arrive at her home out in the middle of nowhere . by the time the filmmakers give you enough stimulation , the film is unfortunately , almost over . i would recommend that if this is the sort of story you 're in the mood for , and despite rosanna arquette always giving a good performance ( even in a poorly written film ) , i would still recommend catching this in its best form , " something wild . " 0
i did n't have much faith at the beginning , but as a costa rica 's citizen i can confirm that the movie shows the reality that we live day by day , and shows a lot of things of our culture , such as our way to speak , our music , our way of standing up for our rights without any fear , without any weapons. i'm really proud of the job they did and of how they did n't forget along the movie the message they wanted us to receive , not caring for the money , but actually working with a short budget , letting us appreciate the beautiful scenarios and the great photography. i strongly recommend seeing this movie , you will not regret it . 1
i tend to be inclined towards movies about people who choose to cross the barriers of censorship , and express what they really want to express . eric bogosian 's character of barry is like howard stern , but much more intelligent . the character itself is very fascinating . as an oliver stone film , i guess i was expecting more . the film sags a bit during the third act . plus , it 's pretty obvious that " talk radio " is based on a play , with its long dialogue scenes . but overall , the film works . bogosian is great in the lead , and the fact that he also wrote the play from which the movie was based on probably helped him . if you want to check out one of stone 's greater films , i better suggest you check out " jfk " or " salvador . " this is not his best work , but a good movie nonetheless . 1
we found this movie nearly impossible to watch . with such a super cast , it 's a shame that the writing and direction were so awful . the excruciating pace at which the story was told was maddening . the flash - backs were clumsy . the characters were one - dimensional . the heavy - handed metaphors -- the river , the cat -- were repeated way too often . the movie nobody 's fool , based on another novel by russo , was infinitely better , probably because it was more tightly written and directed . the photography in empire falls was lovely . too bad it was n't a travelogue. i read the novel and enjoyed the writing style but had some quibbles with the novel itself . i would give the novel 4 out of 5 stars . perhaps the screenwriters and director were so awed by the novel 's reputation they felt they had to include every darn thing in their movie . this was supposed to be a television movie , guys , not books on tape . 0
why do i give this 1974 porn movie 7 points ? because i watched it . and i found it hilarious ! aliens , their weird spaceship , their weird helmets ... my god , was that a sight . and all what these desperate alien women need is semen from the earth. and where do they look for it ? in upper bavaria , germany . and that is where the main fun comes from : in europe ( and more so in german - speaking countries ) , bavaria is seen as a traditional and backward region . and then the actors are so helpless with the alien women . well , there have been films about people being unable to deal with women like the " american pie " series. but what this film achieved is a true , funny weirdness . you constantly wonder how they came up with these crackpot ideas . but it was 1974 , and looking back 35 years fills one with a kind of nostalgia . you 've never seen a film like that. and if you do n't mind seeing the casual pubic hairs and breasts , watch it once . it is a comedy essentially , not a porn flick . 1
welcome to the plan 9 from outer space of star trek movies . come on , trekkers , admit it . this movie is so bad , so staggeringly inept in every department , it 's become something of a classic. the shat gives the worst performance ever committed to celluloid . " boones ! hi , bones " brilliant ! this is n't just ham - it 's several large pig farms in kentucky ! the " special " effects . should be done under the trade descriptions act for using such a term . the enterprise is a moving piece of cardboard in this film . really ! even the star trek tv show had better. bones , spock and the shat sing ! yeah , spock sings row row row your boat . after struggling over the meaning of the words ! ! ! ! " capt . life is not a dream " poor leonard nimoy , he must really want to strangle shatner for this . could the shat not have given us his rendition of mr. tambourine man , or harmonised with nimoy on ballad of bilbo baggins ? sorely disappointed. a sean connery look - a - like plays spock 's half - brother . only cos they could n't get sean connery ! uhura does a fan dance ! that would have been sexy in 1966 . in 1989 it 's like watching your drunk granny embarrass herself at a christmas party. cat woman jumps on shatner 's back ! shat twirls her around a few times like a wwf wrestler , and chucks her off . yayy the shat ! seems connery 2.0 was a bit of a vulcan rebel . which explains why spock has n't previously mentioned him in 79 t.v episodes and 4 movies . mccoy apparently mercy - killed his dad , but afterwards they found a cure . tell me this is n't hysterically funny. the 11 deck enterprise suddenly grows another 400 decks for an escape sequence in an elevator shaft . spock 's antigrav boots amazingly support bones and the shat as well . should also have used em on the humped - back whales in star trek iv ! shatner meets god ! or what purports to be god , but i assume is really some kind of alien being . god looks a bit like charlton heston in the 10 commandments . sean connery the 2nd calls on god to share his pain , and promptly dies . or something . god punishes the shat for questioning his identity . so spock kills god with a photon torpedo . i 'd love to know what jehovah 's witnesses made of this scene. the shat , having killed god , promptly goes back to his sing - song with spock and bones . altogether now , row row row your boat ..... 0
this movie is based on the game series : final fantasy . this one particularly is about ff7 or final fantasy vii . i loved the game , and i was very happy to see it be transformed into a movie , i loved the cg , that was awesome . lot 's of great fight scenes , action , and characters to make the movie memorable . if your a die - hard fan of the game you will love this movie . personally , i 'm not a die - hard fan of the games , but i am starting to become one. my favourite character out of final fantasy vii besides cloud , would have to be cid . i love cid , i think he 's cute . i was amazed how real the cg images were , it was amazing , it 's the game in 3d. i had a great time watching the movie , and by the way , i love the aeons to , especially bahamut , he 's great ! overall i gave this movie a 9 , because yes , i loved it . i thought it was a really really good movie , and yes it 's on my list of movies to get . the characters were amazing , loved the cg , story was wonderful , with lot 's of action and fight scenes . all - in - all , it 's the best movie i 've seen yet , based on a video game . 1
what movie is this ? ? ? a horrible movie with the old boring concept of infidelity which has already been achieved by the " bhatt camp " . the movie starrs emraan hashmi , udita goswami and dino morea . the movie has " no base " . it just goes like this ... dino an udita are married and living in a rich mansion . however dino does n't like udita to the heart as he wants only her wealth . he loves someone else ( tara sharma ) . so he bribes emraan to have an affair with udita so that he could catch them and finally split up with udita .. how boring ! ! however emraan falls in love with udita and vice versa . lastly when udita gets imprisonment for killing emraan , dino pretentiously tries to save her showing his false love to her . udita on the other hand does not understand this and feels that he loved her truly . so she lends all her wealth to dino . finally dino comes out of the police - station and goes with tara with all the wealth . what a fraud ! ! the songs are good and are the only thing good in the movie . now the individual ratings : ( out of 5 ) emraan : * * udita : * 1/2 dino : * 1/2 overall acting : * 1/2 direction : * * story : * music : * * * 1/2 final rating : * 1/2 poor performances and poor casting ....... music : good ... i rate the movie : 1.5 / 10 ( do nt waste your time ! ! ! ! ) 0
it is to typical of people complaining about something when they no nothing about it ... so this is about a gay man falling for a straight women . first of all ... this is a true story so you ca nt say its not believable second its written by a gay man so the whole thing about this being against the gays are just plain stupid . personally i think this was the best love story i 've ever seen . and i am very pro gay . i think this shows that real love is about personality not just looks and sex . and it has nothing against anyone who is gay , straight or bi unlike so many other shows . maybe we in europe take to it more cus most tv here are a bit deeper and make you think more then american tv ... plus we do n't fear when it comes to showing certain things. if you want something funny with one of englands best ( lesley sharp ) and you want to see a decent believable love story without too much sap this is for you . i know i love it 1
if it was n't meant to be a comedy , the filmmakers sure goofed . if they intended for it to be a comedy , they hit the mark . our critic says homegrown is a wonderful film filled with family values and community spirit , recommends it for all audiences , and says that he really liked jamie lee curtis 's performance . it deserves a theatrical re - release . 1
since growing up in czechoslovakia i was following history of raf pilots and crews in wwii great britain , their stories and tragic ending either in the combat or in communist prisons and camps . this is without any doubt more than dark chapter in our history , although the fact that those brave men we 're able to go through all this and recover afterward is amazing . to all people who want to see great movie ... this is the one ! during recent visit of czech republic i saw this movie three times in three days ( they we 're just playing it for three days ... otherwise i will go to see it even few more times ! ! ! it 's worth of it ! ) i hope you will enjoy it , although it requires a little more thinking and knowledge of background information behind the story , pretty much same way that the movie " kolya " was . it 's not a simple movie because of it 's deep story , and the way its told will most likely make you crying ... it did to me three times in row ... zdenek sverak did as always a great script , his son jan made a great movie and the cast ? without doubt all of them did great job , i was amazed by ondrej vetchy , by great role played by oldrich kaiser and all other actors which made this movie simply great ! ! ! if this is not an oscar nomination i think that i will be on strike in holywood . 1
chi - hwa - seong ( painted fire ) recounts the life of korean painter jang seong - ub amidst the changing political landscape of late 19th century korea. however , the themes of this film center around the process of artistic creation through the fire of desire of the artist and the expectations and demands of their audience and society. jang seong - ub is played masterfully as a complex character who changes from the innocent excitement of youth to a hardened alcoholic tortured soul . this characterization mirrors the young eager artist that finds it more and more difficult to invoke the spirit of artistic creation within himself without letting the creative fire out via drink , erections , and desire. although this character development proceeds overall gradually through the film , the emotional complexity of jang is still played in a constantly oscillating manner building to the films ' finale . interestingly , the montage of the film parallels this constantly changing and seemingly wild emotion or fire of the artist as scenes seamlessly transition from one time and location to another without any conventional ' cues ' to the audience that such a scene change will occur . for example , many scenes would change seemingly in mid conversation picking up at another point and location. the visual scenery of the film is presented beautifully and also oscillates from stark ( and perhaps bleak ) black and white scenery to more colorful and alive environments that again parallel the paintings of jang either in simple black ink on white paper or with color added . rainbows of color enter the film at points as the artist observes nature and especially women that then become reflected in his paintings. the theme of an artist 's individual desire to create versus the expectations and demands of society arises in the film through various points including class distinction , the domination of government over the artist , the accepted norms of the artistic elite , and the base desires of the common masses . instead of creating his own completely original works , jang finds himself mostly recreating masterpieces of other artists throughout east asia . the question thus arises if recreation itself deserves artistic merit. i wish that i was more familiar with the political events of the period to firmly grasp how they tied into the story - but beyond any comparison to the current role of korean government in artistic expression and/or censorship i can not comment. overall an extremely well acted film and the cinematography is often breathtaking . a great film to see and then ponder over . 1
once upon a time , way back in the 1940 's , there lived an actress named veronica lake . a beautiful , talented young woman who was once in high demand for many big - budget , hollywood pictures . fast forward to the late 1960 's , age , alcoholism , and all - around bad luck has tarnished everyones favorite actress . now a hasbeen , miss lake decides the time has come to follow in the foot steps of her peers ( ? ) , joan crawford , and bette davis , and fall back on good ol' reliable horror . but flesh feast ? really ? she could n't have possibly been that washed up . to put it delicately , flesh feast is a lifeless pile garbage , possibly one of the top 5 worst films i 've ever seen , and i 've seen them all . lake plays a scientist , who is plotting , with nazi 's , to bring hitler back to life , with youth restoration experiments involving maggots , that 's right , maggots . unless you 're a huge fan of heather hughes , run away and never look back ! ! i know very little about this veronica lake person , as well as 40 's flicks , but to think that such a successful career actually became that dismal , is actually pretty sad . flesh feast is almost impossible to get through , and by almost , i mean absolutely . directed by brad grinter , director of nudist camp pictures , and the man who , coincidentally brought us the greatest b - movie ever made , blood freak , just a couple years later . one has to wonder , is this what blood freak would have been like if grinter had n't co - directed with steve hawkes ? if so , then god bless steve hawkes . you would n't think that a religious , dope - blood craving , turkey monster could be that much better than experiments involving maggots and hitler , but it really , really is . so forget you ever heard of this one and go find blood freak , it 's just waiting to entertain you . fast forward a couple years later , veronica lake dies of hepititas , broke , and forgotten . the end . i hate you , flesh feast . 1/10 0
talk about rubbish ! i ca n't think of one good thing in this movie . the screenplay was poor , the acting was terrible and the effects , well there were no effects . i ca n't believe the writer of this movie did identity , everything in this movie made me sick to start to finish. the front cover of the video box shows a showman with shark like teeth and scary eyes . i looks like a scary villain , but like the old saying " never judge a book by it 's cover " , the whole villain looked like a cardboard cut out . one part in the film a girl gets killed by a salad tongs , terrible . the setting was bad enough , like they could of set the whole thing in lapland but no , a tropical island instead. i took this movie as a spoof , which i think they wanted it to be but the only thing that made me laugh in a bad way was the tacky effects . you can argue that i have n't watched the first one , but seeing this i would be safe if i would n't attempted it. the biggest joke in this movie is the effects , the snowballs looked like they were home made , and that carrot was a complete embarrassment . if i would of guess the budget of this movie would of probably be between 8 to 9 pounds fifty . the producer in a last minute panic must of grabbed the actors for the street gave them the script told them they have 6 minutes to practise these lines and shoot on a island. lastly the acting in the film was painful , it was like the actors forgot their ordinary lines and made them up the way through. in conclusion i give this film : 0 stars out of 5 0
it may be a little creaky now , and it certainly can never have the impact it once had , but this is still a thrilling reminder of what michael jackson could once do . looking back on it now for the first time since its initial prominence , i was struck not by the horror trappings - quaint , but fun , and vincent price has never sounded so genuinely , un - camply ( sic ? ) menacing - than its absorption of the horror film , allowing jackson , behind genre and make - up , to give us a bravely revealing portrait of male sexuality. because thriller is n't really about horror , in the way horror is n't really about horror : it is about that age - old theme , the sexual awakening of a young woman . the film opens in a cinema , with jackson 's girlfriend uncomfortable with the imagery , and the aggressively gendered response . of course , she is on a date , and she is less scared by the film than what she knows will be expected by her boyfriend. the mainstream imagery of the film they watch , the group atmosphere all suggest the socially conditioned expectations . this leads her not only to think of the body in disgust - hence all the decaying ghouls ; the loss of her virginity is seen as a kind of death - but the sexual rite is not just about her boyfriend , but her peers , her society , hence its visualisation as a gang violation. this is brilliant , disturbing stuff , the best thing director landis has ever done . jackson , the most popular artist on the planet , was still willing to show that the fixed image of a star contained multitudes , not all of them reassuring . the song itself has held up remarkably well , the creepy , insistent bass rhythms , the extraordinarily salacious lyrics , the beautiful 70s disco ecstasy tailing the chorus , shattering timelessness , revealing the milky desire behind the fear . 1
i am a fan of ed harris ' work and i really had high expectations about this film . having so good actors as harris and von sydow is always a big advantage for a director but if the script is bad what can you do ? i really think that needful things is the worst movie of harris ' filmography and that getting involved with it was a huge mistake . anyway , i 've seen much worse movies in my life but needful things was a disappointment because of the waste of acting talent . the story as an overall seems too unbelievable and fake . i do n't know if that is because of the book , 'cause i have n't read it . but if the script was so bad , i ca n't see the reason for filming it . maybe it was the commercial success of king 's books , or the need for low - quality movies for the vhs era of the 90 's . whatever the reason was , though , this movie was a very bad choice for anyone involved . 0
although i am very familiar with poet dylan thomas , i know nothing of his life . whatever his life and specifically his marriage involved , i would imagine that the edge of love ( based on the novel ) manipulates things a bit , but unless you are a historian or a poet , who cares. the movie is less about thomas and more focused on the two most important women in his life . one is his wife kathrine , and the other is vera who was his first love . one romantic night on the beach as youths is something that both have tried to put behind them but can not , now grown up they are good friends . i forgot to mention that this is set during the war . vera becomes engaged to captain will killing who he gets her pregnant and leaves for war . while he is away , vera starts to fall for thomas again , and kathrine has fallen out of love with him . she is also carrying another man 's child . things get even more emotionally complex when capt killig returns as you can see , it is a very soap operatic plot , and it takes shape in a fairy drab slow manner , with perhaps one too many sequences of sappy dialogue . but all is not lost yet . for a non- hollywood production , i think that the edge of love is about as stylish a picture as one can get . it is certainly more dimensional and intelligent than about 90 % of contemporary romances , hollywood production or not . some of it has to do with being set during the war , which sets up emotional conflict that feels more convincing and less artificial , a bit like atonement . this one features acting and cinematography of equal talent to joe wright 's oscar nominee , but it is in far greater need for stable pacing and progression . things are okay at the start and finish , but the middle section is where your attention span may be tested , unless you are deeply and profoundly rooted in the story . i doubt if the edge of love will have that kind of an effect on the viewer , but is a good film to check . it might even make a good date night movie , considering it is so much smarter than the chick flicks that boyfriends are forced to endure today . 1
i originally seen the flash gordon serial on pbs , and thought it was fun and awesome , i overlooked the special effects of the rocket ships with sparklers , and the big dragon monster with lobster claws , who cares this is 1936 and it was a serial , so each week they would show a new chapter , buster crabbe played flash gordon 3 times , in all 3 serials.then in 1939 he played buck rogers , in 1933 he played tarzan the fearless.he was a very busy actor.beautiful jean rogers played sexy dale arden.frank shannon as professor zarkov , and charles middleton played the evil ming the merciless.he makes darth vader look like a boyscout.the serials were very close to the alex raymond comic strip.space travel was just a pipe dream at the time.not to mention ray guns and television.this one stands out as the best serial ever.the sequel flash gordon 's trip to mars is 2 chapters longer , the next flash gordon conquers the universe is only 12 chapters.and then there 's the natives of mongo .. ,hawk - men , lion - men , shark - men.the feature version leaves out the shark - men scenes . for the full effect you must see the complete serial.i heard george lucas was inspired by flash gordon when he did star wars.flash gordon was from universal studios.and the music on the soundtrack is from many universal movies like bride of frankenstein , werewolf of london , dracula 's daughter , etc;even today flash gordon continues to delight people young and old.10 out of 10 . 1
i 'm one of those gluttons for punishment when it comes to sitcoms these days - i still will check them out every once in a while . my observation is that most of them are n't very funny even the ones on major networks that are getting high ratings , i just do n't get who is finding them gut busting funny . while a few have made me crack a smile , none of them made me laugh out loud , i usually change the channel after a few minutes . now on the fox network they churn out new shows like changing your underwear , for some reason they think they can make a good sitcom , wrong dead wrong . they have beat this dead horse so much it is to the point of hiring just anyone they can find to write a crappy pilot with bad dialog and just churn them out . let 's take a brief look at the latest piece of junk that fox has churned out called " the war at home" i watched about 5 minutes of it and that was generous . in this particular episode , the daughter is mouthing off to her parents doing the i 'm an adult now rant . the dad gets fed up tells her " ok fine , go ahead and do whatever you want , if you screw up it 's your problem " to which she replies"well i guess your mad but hey at least i did n't get aids"(cue the laugh track , no way that can be a live audience unless they have been paid to applaud such garbage)-i found the crack about not having aids to be in such bad taste . well hey at least i do n't have to watch any more of this crap . take a hint fox , stop wasting your time with sitcoms . ok well you have the simpsons but it is now getting really old and tired as well . 0
ya know , i have no idea how everybody else 's teenage life was , but this does not reflect the folks i knew and hung around with let alone , myself . and just in case if you 're wondering .. no .. we were n't pristine / clean cut / pat boone type teens . ( if there was ever such a thing!!!!) look , i 'm not saying being a teenager is easy . the better , well actually the best teen movie of this time is " fast times at ridgemont high " . now those kids i knew and were as realistic as it got back then ( and maybe now). this was crap . this was a low rent version of fast times and even then it did n't do much for me . it had a few moments , but not enough for me to recommend this , or even claim " this is how it was for teens back in 1982 " . i could n't relate . the lead girl ( girls ) did nothing for me and please if they really wanted to keep their virginity , they would have , in which case , this film would not have been made . pure crap and a bad staple to be left behind as a time - capsule cinema for teens / young adults in the early ' 80 's . 0
if you think hannah montana or the suite life are at the bottom of tween sitcoms then you 've obviously never watched icarly . icarly is without a doubt the worst show i 've ever seen . from the lifeless acting to the low budget sets the show reeks of cheapness like last week 's chinese takeout left to simmer in your overheated car. the show revolves around a pretty , perky , and " supposed to be " funny girl named carly , as she and her friends make a live web show called icarly . carly lives alone with her older brother who seriously needs some counseling or something , because he 's a few cells short of a brain. the plots of the shows are highly ludicrous and unbearably annoying . but having to watch carly and her friend , sam , do their little icarly show - within - in - a - show is even worse . they basically show weird pictures and stick things up their nose as the laugh - track plays over and over . i mean seriously , every two seconds the laugh track seems to come on for no reason. so , what 's the point of this review ? you may ask . just to ridicule icarly ? well , yeah , but i 'm also warning you to beware of this show . because seriously , if i had to choose between watching icarly and barney ? no questions about it , i 'd choose barney . 0
this film does for infantry what das boot did for submariners . if you appreciated das boot then that is all you really need to know. this is a well done piece of cinema . on a par with das boot . basically it follows a company of elite german " stormtrooper " infantry who leave garrison duty in an idyllic italian seaside town and are immediately thrust into the chaos of the disintegrating russian front . a good war movie illuminates both the senselessness and brutality of war and at the same time gives us insight into the experiences and essential humanity of those who fight . this movie does that . the film is full of drama and action and so is entertaining on that level as well . 1
i 've seen this movie at least 8 times , and i still laugh every time . the movie is about how an intelligent and motivated man , against all odds , can cheat the entire over - self - confident system. this movie is for all people , who like a funny movie. the action and comedy is well mixed into a brilliant film , that i hope to see on dvd soon. 1
after the book i became very sad when i was watching the movie . i am agree that sometimes a film should be different from the original novel but in this case it was more than acceptable . some examples: 1 ) why the ranks are different ( e.g. lt . diestl instead of sergeant etc.) 2 ) the final screen is very poor and makes diestl as a soldier who feds up himself and wants to die . but it is not true in 100 % . just read the book . he was a bull - dog in the last seconds as well . he did not want to die by wrecking his gun and walking simply towards to michael & noah . so this is some kind of a happy end which does not fit at all for this movie . 0
... at least during its first half . if it had started out with the three buddies in the navy and concentrated on the naval action scenes , it would have been a much better and tighter film . the second half of the film is worth it , especially for the action sequences and close up shots of early 20th century ships , but it 's like a dull toothache getting there . also , do n't watch this film just because ginger rogers is in it . she has an important role , but it 's a small one. the film starts out showing three new york city buddies working the tourist trade and also in good - natured competition for the hand of sally ( ginger rogers ) , a singing candy salesgirl along the avenue . world war i breaks out , the three buddies seem completely indifferent to the struggle , yet enlist in the navy anyways . the one of the three with the least industry as a civilian ( bill boyd as baltimore ) winds up the commanding officer to the other two ( robert armstrong as dutch and james gleason as skeets ) . to make matters more complex , sally has fallen in love with one of the three , but does n't have the chance to tell him before the three sail off to war. the film is a little more interesting on board ship , mainly because of the close shots we have of the ship itself , and also because the chemistry among the three buddies is believable . however , james gleason at age 49 looks a bit long in the tooth to be a swabby , especially when the sign at the enlistment office said you had to be between 17 and 35 to be eligible. one real obvious flaw in the film that made me believe that everything outside the naval scenes was slapped together with minimum care is the costume design , or , i should say , the lack of it . in the scenes in new york just prior to wwi we have everyone dressed in the fashions of 1931 and everyone driving the cars of 1931 - no effort was taken to bring this film into period. in conclusion , if you watch the few scenes with ginger rogers in them and the last 45 minutes involving the naval suicide mission , you 've seen everything here worth seeing . the rest is padding . 0
every movie quentin tarantino has made has become progressively worse . i 'd like to believe that most people would agree with that statement , but seeing as " inglourious(sic ) basterds(sic ) " has an 8.5/10 from over 100,000 ratings , it does n't seem like the general movie - going public has any sense . even his best work , reservoir dogs , was n't a ' masterpiece . ' the trouble is that claiming that you like tarantino 's work has become trendy . as soon as that happens , you get boatloads of people ready and willing to hop on another bandwagon . they will ignore laughably terrible acting , and utterly self - indulgent writing just so they can be part of the exclusive club called " everyone . " this movie is so terrible , that i swear it must be some sort of twisted joke by tarantino to see how much torture his fans will tolerate and still praise him . like another reviewer has already said : " previous tarantino movies were from a guy in love with other movies . this one is from a guy in love with his own writing . " i could n't agree more . this movie is nothing more than self - indulgent and in - joke riddled writing paired with acting ability taken right out of a high school play . but , thanks to the general movie going public , i 'm sure it will still go down as one of the best movies ever made . bravo , tarantino . you 've pulled - off one of the best practical jokes of all time . 0
kate gulden , played by one of the most nominated actresses of the last decade of this century , and also one of the most talented actresses meryl streep(out of africa ) . she is wonderful is every part that she plays . the yale graduate is the pride and joy of the american cinema. kate 's health is deteriorating and her husband , george , role well developed by brilliant actor and also oscar winner , william hurt ( smoke , kiss of the spider woman ) has a hard time with the deteriorating health of his one true thing , and seeks his daughter 's help . the poor daughter , ellen gulden , renée zellweger ( jerry maguire ) has way too much expected of her . no breaks ! the story takes a very realistic view on the illness of a parent . in this movie the only daughter has to put her life on hold to care for the needs of others . there is always one in every family who faces that kind of responsibility . ellen is angry the beginning of the movie , but as time passes she ends up understanding her mothers ' life time dedication to her family . she even asks her mom : how do you do his , every day , in and out and nobody notices it ? that is what women do , a lot of what i call invisible work . moreover we clean , we fix , we mend , we stretch , we celebrate , we are the best friends , we are confidants , the mistress , outreachers , disciplinarians , sensitive . some of us , like both women in this movie , have the perfect education , are the psychological pillar for the entire family and also do all that invisible work ! that is kate ellen , and many women in our society . many of us have already gone through that stage of life when our parents age and died . i have been there . they just went too young . i have given my parents my thanks , but i never understood them as well as when i had to play their roles , and had to walk in their shoes . this movie mirrors the reality of life . perhaps it is sad , but that is how life is , at times . george a professor at harvard is complicated person , who appears to think that his work is more important than everybody else , and has a very " master / servant " mentality toward the women in his life . he is not strong enough to cope . if you want to see good acting and the reality of life do not miss this movie . favorite scenes : the restaurant coming to kate , violins and all . the making of a table out of broken china . that i so symbolic ! we are all broken vessels ! favorite quotes : george : " it is only by going uphill , that you realize that you are really going downhill . " george " you have a harvard education but where is your heart ? " 1
this show , paranormal state , has an almost " blairwitch project " feel to it . as in , you 're watching a ' documentary ' that 's actually just a scripted movie , made to look and feel like a documentary. my biggest problem with the show , is their ' go to ' outside advisers of the warren 's , who were made famous for their ' investigations ' of the amityville murders , which were shown to be completely fraudulent , just based upon the police reports of the family 's deaths ! ( such as the eldest daughter actually having been involved in the entire thing , to the point of possibly even helping with some of the deaths ! ) then there 's the way they constantly jump to blaming demons for everything . not to mention how haughty the group is about what cases they take . they do n't want to help those who need it most , they just want the weirdest cases , that will get them the most press and attention. they're complete frauds , plain and simple . 0
this movie seems a little clunky around the edges , like not quite enough zaniness was thrown it when it should have been . but i mostly enjoyed it. the storyline is more than a little bit preposterous , so no expectation of " something real " should be included in your viewing experience . check your brain in at the door . it will not be needed and might be an impediment otherwise. i quite enjoyed clennon 's performance as the real dr. baird . his role was spot on for giving aykroyd 's character a protagonist . what a putz the real dr. baird was. and matthau was quite good as the lead character 's sidekick . annoying at first , but ultimately lovable . sort of . kind of . or at least something the use of a bar of soap and a lot of water would have been more than helpful. actually worth watching ? if you 're in the mood for a spoof on the psychiatric profession , sure , why not . 0
return to sender , a.k.a . convicted , is almost imperfect . the one good thing about this particular film was that i was never bored . that being said , the reviews that hail this movie as a low - budget success may not have watched the same movie that i saw. rather than write a review and tell you what happens and what works and does n't work , i will simply comment that nothing works . there are plot holes in this movie that you can drive a semi through . the acting in the film is not very good , although that may be a result of a script so poorly worded that it could have been ghost written by george lucas . there was no need for exceptional sets or costumes for this particular movie and everything seemed appropriate . did i mention that there were some plot holes ? by the end of the movie , you are wondering how a blind guy can be such a good shot with a shotgun , why kelly preston trusts aidan quinn , why she would fall asleep the night before her client is supposed to be killed , how aidan quinn can drive 400 miles in such a short time with a car that keeps breaking down during the rest of the movie , why aidan quinn did n't by a fifth instead of a bunch of nips , etc. with all that being said , this is certainly a b - movie , and a terrible one at that . the unfortunate thing is that it just is n't bad enough to be good . if you value your time , please let this serve as a public service message to stay away from this one . 0
i usually have a difficult time watching a tv movie , the extra long commercial breaks will break my concentration and i give up and find a good book . this one however made me put up with the adds and stay with it to the end . i realize the movie was based on a true story but it was not brought out why it took so long to find denny ? they had his name and i would presume his social security number . while he did move around a lot it would seem he would be found as soon as his number was entered for a job etc . the actors seemed a bit old for the part and a buried metal object when dug up had no rust . these were only technical glitches and did not take from the file . for a lifetime movie it was better than most . 1
this one kind of is like an earlier movie from 1987 " masters of the universe " based on the cartoon " he - man " . basically , you have a great old world and they for some reason have to have nearly all the action of the movie take place on modern earth . well i guess it is not so modern earth now and that it is an ancient world now of strangeness and a den of good times gone by . well i guess i can figure why they did in fact place nearly all the movie in modern times in this and that movie . to save money on costumes and sets . it is a lot easier to recreate what is going on in the present than a strange world like that of eternia in he - man or an ancient world with cults and strange pyramids , sacrifices and strange creatures that hug you to death . this movie is forgettable and not very entertaining , your first clue that it is not going to be the best movie in the world is that robert z'dar is in it . the only thing this one has going for it is the animals which are not as prevalent in this one as they were in the last . marc singer is back and it is sad to seem him in this state , the guy was a fairly good actor reduced to trying to make a sequel to a movie that really did not need one , and even if it did it came five years to late . 0
following the advice of a friend , i got myself this movie . i 'm very fond of computers in general - hence why a 1995 film about identity theft on the internet could not be left unseen . i had some bad echoes about it , but in the end , i was n't so disappointed : the story , though classical , is kind of interesting and must have been really new back in the days when it was released in theatres . i was gladly surprised when i figured out that contrary to what we usually see , computer - performed actions are somehow realistic , as they use windows 3.x and normal computers . the storytelling is median and not bothering the viewer . the end is typically american . the actors ' performance is globally ok , sandra bullock usually annoys me with her " oh my god why me " way to behave , but this time she seems to have controlled herself . i 'd recommend that movie . 1
this is an entertaining surreal road movie . it was written by joseph minion , who also wrote after hours , martin scorsese 's excellent surreal film . the film follows the adventures of a ten - year - old kid named gus , who drives a red ford mustang across some fictional states with names like tristana ( a tribute to luis buñuel 's film , perhaps ? ) , essex & south lyndon , in search of eight elusive motorama game cards from various chimera company gas stations . the film has a surreal feel to it because a lot of the things are unusual , like the money for instance , which is like blank paper with numbers on. most of the characters are nasty to gus on his trip . they tattoo him , punch him , but this does n't stop the kid on his relentless quest . some oddball actors like david lynch incumbent jack nance , meat loaf & flea also make appearances . jack nance plays a motel owner , who when he first meets gus tells him , " if you see any squirrels , give them to me " . this is a movie where a man and his wife abandon their young children because the man owes gus $ 100 ; and a mother encourages her son to raise his voice louder while speaking rudely . if you 're a fan of twin peaks and surreal movies , you 'll like this . an odd little gem of a movie . 1
the attic starts off well . the somewhat dreary story is helped greatly by the two main actors and there 's a semblance of a character study going on here but the film goes downhill fast when carrie snodgress ' character buys a monkey . not one of those cute little monkeys . she buys a real big chimpanzee!!! this sudden plot device basically kills the movie . it 's just not conceivable for a woman like the one snodgress plays , who has a hard time doing anything because of her domineering father , for her to , out of the blue , buy a chimpanzee . i mean , come on ! forget about it ! 0
* * * spoiler alert * * * disjointed and confusing arson drama that has to do with a sinister plan to burn down a major vacation resort before new years day . being insured for ten million dollars the man behind valley view estates in the blue mountains in australia julian fane , guy doleman , is determined to bring his own project down in flames in order to collect . this has to happen by january 1 , two weeks hence , before the insurance policy on the project runs out. with his mind totally on his work builder and architect howard anderson , tom skerritt , has no idea that his boss , julian fane , is planning to burn down the resort he 's building and possibly set him up as the fall guy . anderson gets a bit suspicious when insurance investigator sophie mccann , wendy hughes , informs him on some very fishy goings on between fane and the insurance company proud alliance . it turns out that proud allience is actually owned , or 60 % of it , by fane himself ! this explains whey fane is having all these arson fires happen in order to collect the ten million dollars of insurance which is at least twice as much as the entire valley view estates is worth! we later have sophie mccann murdered , in a faked swimming accident , to keep her from finding out what s happening with the suspicious fries around and in valley view estates . it 's when lloyd 's of london , who 's underwriting proud alliance , insurance investigator george engles , james mason , shows up that fane takes a powder leaving his ace arsonist on his own and out of control to blow fane 's entire plan. meanwhile anderson has gotten wise to both fane and engles who unlike fane wants the valley view estates to go under for reasons which are never made quite clear , just watch the last few seconds of the film to realize that , by it 's writer and director . the arsonist is exposed as he 's about to do in his girlfriend with anderson coming to her rescue . we then have this wild chase scene with the arsonist getting lost in the valley view construction site only to have it set on fire , with the help of howard anderson , where he ends up burning to a crisps by the time the fire department came to hose him down. the sudden and unexplained ending never made clear to just what happened to the big cheese in this whole scheme of things the sinister and evil minded julian fane . it 's as if fane got away scot - free and only his unstable and deranged henchman , the arsonist , who was only the instrument of fane 's crimes ended up as the only person who payed from them . 0
i watched this movie three times at different ages of my life and always did enjoy it very much indeed . this can - can is an authentic explosion of joie de vivre , like stanley donen and gene kelly musical , but in french way . and a jean renoir nice tribute to his time , his friends , lovers , music and dances . it is at same time a show business chronicle of that age , full of affection and french mood . it is too a clear tribute to the impressionism ( people who likes impressionistic painters will like this picture ) . it is particularly a tribute to toulouse - lautrec and , of course , to jean renoir father , pierre - auguste . you will find hear a trustworthy and splendid colored recreation of some renoir master work . excellent casting , scenery , sound - effects and music . even it tell us about the creation of parisian moulin rouge , obviously it is a fiction story ( and not very original by the way , as it fall down in the very well know moral that the show must go on ) . but the jean renoir production is great. 1
i thoroughly enjoyed this made for tv movie . i was channel surfing , and came across the start of the movie . boy am i glad i stopped . this movie has a real hot cast , as well as a semi - believable plot . there 's drama , comedy , action , and best of all , the human nature aspect of this film is what makes it great . i hope it comes out on video , because i will buy a copy . rating ... 9 out of 10 stars 1
after watching this movie , i could n't help but notice the parallels between it and another film called america 3000 . both were very bad mid 1980 's post apocalypse disasters on celluloid . obviously fake sets , wooden acting and stupid monsters are found in both films . about the only difference between the two is that the lead villainess here ( played by angelika jager ) has a very thick accent . avoid this one unless you 're watching the mst3 k version . joel and the bots barely salvage this turkey . 0
oz was a fantastic show , as long as frequent male nudity does n't turn you off . there was way too much frontal male nudity in this show , more than any other show you 'd see on a porn channel . minus that , it was the best show on tv , and a previous commenter said " better than prime suspect " . prime suspect is tom and jerry vs the simpsons . no contest . if you have directv they are now re - running it from the start on channel 101 , they 're at episode # 3 now . highly recommended . the creator tom fontana also did homicide , which was an awesome show . but why all the male nudity ? we all know that stuff happens in prison , but did they really need to show it as often ? that was the only thing that turned me off the show . if i want to see naked men , guys getting raped , i 'll kill someone myself and witness first hand . otherwise i like my tv shows free of black penises every five minutes . 1
for only doing a few movies with his life the late great chris farley . farley died at the end of 1997 and will be missed mostly by his co actor in tommy boy , david spade . from the lame police academy 4 spade really has done good with his career in films . tommy boy is a classic and we will always remember chris farley when we watch it . from appearing on saturday night live to doing tommy boy , black sheep , beverley hills ninja , almost heroes , billy madison , and dirty work . i think chris farley had a short and successful career . tommy boy was his best in my case and i would watch over and over again and laugh at the same part each time . thank you chris farley . 1
this movie is awful . if you 're considering to see this movie ... two words do not . it 's tasteless , the storyline is really lame , and the jokes are even worse . the acting is really pathetic . i ca n't believe that this movie was made . rather watch american pie , going greek or road trip if you 're in the mood for a teen comedy . it 's about two girls who head for malibu on their spring break . as usual they did n't do much planning and called ( i think her names michelle ) 's uncle to crash at his malibu mansion . uncle bennie strictly forbids them of having any kind of party , and as you would of guessed , they go ahead and do it . please , i urge you , do not see this movie . 0
this series is vastly underrated . like many others , i came upon farscape after the series had been cancelled . bought season 1 and was surprised to find a smartly written drama infused with a balanced mix of suspense , romance , wit and , of course , sci - fi . right off the bat it got a 10 for being the first series or movie to satisfy us how our hero - and every alien with whom he comes in contact - speaks english ! okay , a few others have skirted the issue , but farscape did it the best . the point is , the writers pay close attention to detail to make the show as believable as possible. with so much bad programming out there , it 's a shame that balanced , entertaining series such as farscape do n't get enough exposure and recognition to stay in production . while we enjoy the four seasons and , thankfully , the four - hour miniseries , maybe we can make enough noise to convince the producers to continue the show . 1
i liked this movie . many people refer to it as " sabrina the teenage feminist " . they do that with a lot of movies that melissa joan hart is in . still , she really surprised me in this movie because she was great in the part of mary , who fights for justice when her roommate is raped . you could tell that hart was extremely determined in this movie and it showed . i also liked lisa dean ryan as mary 's roommate . she was very effective in making me feel sorry for her character after she was raped . josh hopkins was good as the cocky and egotistical rapist . lochlyn munro convincingly played his character . the acting in this movie is better than in most tv movies , in my opinion. the movie was pretty predictable though . also , i expected more from the ending , it was too abrupt . the delivery could have been better . but the performances and overall plot make up for these problems . 1
i thoroughly enjoyed this film when it was first released , and on each occasion i 've seen it since . the political drama is effective , if not especially new or inspired . the decades since the release of the film have demonstrated that the willingness to cut costs at the expense of public safety is definitely not just something imagined by a screenwriter. however , i think the most impressive element of this film is jack lemmon 's performance . it is absolutely astonishing to watch him at work . he has the gift to be able to communicate so much , at times without saying a word . next time you watch this film , check out jack 's face at the times he is not saying anything . he does not need to spe

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├── batch_run.py
├── bertattack.py
├── cmd.txt
├── data_defense/
│   └── imdb_1k.tsv
└── readme.md

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FILE: batch_run.py
  class myThread (line 28) | class myThread(threading.Thread):
    method __init__ (line 29) | def __init__(self, command):
    method run (line 33) | def run(self):
  function runCommand (line 49) | def runCommand(command, id_gpu):

FILE: bertattack.py
  function get_sim_embed (line 52) | def get_sim_embed(embed_path, sim_path):
  function get_data_cls (line 67) | def get_data_cls(data_path):
  class Feature (line 79) | class Feature(object):
    method __init__ (line 80) | def __init__(self, seq_a, label):
  function _tokenize (line 91) | def _tokenize(seq, tokenizer):
  function _get_masked (line 107) | def _get_masked(words):
  function get_important_scores (line 116) | def get_important_scores(words, tgt_model, orig_prob, orig_label, orig_p...
  function get_substitues (line 162) | def get_substitues(substitutes, tokenizer, mlm_model, use_bpe, substitut...
  function get_bpe_substitues (line 186) | def get_bpe_substitues(substitutes, tokenizer, mlm_model):
  function attack (line 226) | def attack(feature, tgt_model, mlm_model, tokenizer, k, batch_size, max_...
  function evaluate (line 333) | def evaluate(features):
  function dump_features (line 414) | def dump_features(features, output):
  function run_attack (line 433) | def run_attack():

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  {
    "path": "batch_run.py",
    "chars": 1394,
    "preview": "# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\r\n# @Time    : 2019/12/23 10:02 上午\r\n# @Author  : Linyang Li\r\n# @Email   : linyangli19@fudan.edu.c"
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    "path": "bertattack.py",
    "chars": 20547,
    "preview": "# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-\r\n# @Time    : 2020/6/10\r\n# @Author  : Linyang Li\r\n# @Email   : linyangli19@fudan.edu.cn\r\n# @File"
  },
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    "path": "cmd.txt",
    "chars": 1033,
    "preview": "python bertattack.py --data_path data_defense/imdb_1k.tsv --mlm_path bert-base-uncased --tgt_path models/imdbclassifier "
  },
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    "path": "data_defense/imdb_1k.tsv",
    "chars": 1345729,
    "preview": "seriously , i do n't understand how justin long is becoming increasingly popular . he either has the best agent in holly"
  },
  {
    "path": "readme.md",
    "chars": 2478,
    "preview": "# BERT-ATTACK\r\n\r\nCode for our EMNLP2020 long paper:\r\n\r\n*[BERT-ATTACK: Adversarial Attack Against BERT Using BERT](https:"
  }
]

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